NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Batavia, OH
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Batavia, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 105 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 105
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Batavia
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Batavia; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 10 miles away. The record near Batavia begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 49 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Batavia. The highest rating among the 105 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on March 2, 2012, came within 24 miles. Of the 105, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 60 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Batavia has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 96 times since 1983, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Batavia has more hail reports within 10 miles than 66% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Batavia
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Batavia: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Batavia
By decade
- 2020s25
- 2010s21(2 EF3+)
- 2000s14
- 1990s16(3 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF4 | 24 mi | 9.85 mi | 4 / 8 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F4 | 15 mi | 10 mi | 4 / 65 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 18 mi | 19.8 mi | 2 / 39 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | 4 mi | 24.1 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 21 mi | 33 mi | 0 / 37 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F3 | 3 mi | 22.2 mi | 4 / 247 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | 14 mi | 20.41 mi | 3 / 13 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F3 | 16 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F3 | 24 mi | 10.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | 17 mi | 25 mi | 2 / 4 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | EF2 | 8 mi | 4.81 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F2 | 19 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 105, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Batavia
The Storm Prediction Center has 96 hail reports within 10 miles of Batavia since 1983, made on 66 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 10, 1993. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 33.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Batavia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cincinnati Lunken Airport, OH, 14 miles west of Batavia at 490 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 24°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 43.5 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 102 nights a year. That 43.5 inches is more than at 95 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (74%). Bethel, 10 miles southeast, has its own station (Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, OH): 42.2 inches a year, 1.3 less than here, and the same July average high, 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 24 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Feb | 45 | 26 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Mar | 55 | 33 | 3.9 | 8 |
| Apr | 67 | 43 | 4.4 | 8 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 4.7 | 9 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Aug | 86 | 64 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Sep | 80 | 56 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 68 | 44 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Nov | 55 | 34 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Dec | 45 | 28 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Year | 65 | 44 | 43.5 | 80 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cincinnati Lunken Airport, OH (490 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Batavia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 298 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Batavia: 220 thunderstorm wind reports, 50 flash floods, 27 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 8, 2020. June has had the most flash floods, 20 of 50. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 579 have had fewer than Batavia.
August 10, 2018: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Batavia — 1 injured, $500 damage.
June 10, 1999: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Batavia — $500,000 damage.
March 3, 2023: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Batavia — $150,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Batavia's ZIP code 45103 have filed 25 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $185,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 8% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 318 Ohio cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 127 have fewer than Batavia.
Clermont County, which includes Batavia, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Landslides, on October 2, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clermont County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $46.5 million a year, the 13th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $25.6 million (55%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.