NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bellevue, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Bellevue, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 88 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 88
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
29 deaths in all
What the records show for Bellevue
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bellevue; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 27 miles away. The record near Bellevue begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 56 miles away. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 53% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Bellevue. The strongest of the 88 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 8, 1953; its path came within 7 miles, and it killed 17 people. Of the 88, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Bellevue has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 69% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 80 times since 1974, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Bellevue has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bellevue
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bellevue: 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 Bellevue
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s16
- 2000s9(1 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s9
- 1970s18(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 7 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 10 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 10 mi | 15 mi | 4 / 30 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 4 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 15 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 19 mi | 10.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 8 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 20 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 8 mi | 0.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 19 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 25 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F2 | 7 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 88, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bellevue
The Storm Prediction Center has 80 hail reports within 10 miles of Bellevue since 1974, made on 49 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 14, 1974. The most recent report is from August 12, 2023. May has the most reports, 31.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bellevue
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Norwalk Wwtp, OH, 12 miles east of Bellevue at 670 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 40.1 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 123 nights a year. Snowfall averages 32.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.1 inches is more than at 36 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (28%). Clyde, 7 miles northwest, has its own station (Fremont, OH): 38.1 inches a year, 2.0 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Marblehead, OH, 21 miles north, averaged 77°F in July and 33°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 9.7 | 33 |
| Feb | 36 | 20 | 2.3 | 6 | 8.2 | 33 |
| Mar | 46 | 28 | 2.9 | 7 | 5.1 | 39 |
| Apr | 59 | 38 | 4.0 | 9 | 1.6 | 49 |
| May | 70 | 50 | 3.9 | 9 | 0.0 | 59 |
| Jun | 79 | 60 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 | 70 |
| Jul | 83 | 64 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 | 77 |
| Aug | 81 | 62 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 | 76 |
| Sep | 76 | 55 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 | 72 |
| Oct | 63 | 43 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 | 61 |
| Nov | 50 | 34 | 2.8 | 7 | 1.5 | 49 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 2.6 | 7 | 6.6 | 38 |
| Year | 60 | 41 | 40.1 | 85 | 32.7 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Norwalk Wwtp, OH (670 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Marblehead, OH, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Bellevue
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 97 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bellevue: 91 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $4.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 25, 2006. June has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 83 have had fewer than Bellevue.
February 28, 2011: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Bellevue — 1 killed.
June 20, 2019: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Bellevue — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “29 inches fell, most of which fell between 1 PM and 3 PM. Rainfall rates were measured up to 3 inches per hour during the peak of the storm around 145 PM.”
August 21, 2003: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Bellevue — $800,000 damage.
NWS: “A thunderstorm downburst with winds estimated at 70 mph caused considerable damage. The section of Bellevue in Huron County was the hardest hit part of the city.”
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 Bellevue's ZIP code 44811 have filed 46 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $360,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 11. 22% 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, 190 have fewer than Bellevue.
Sandusky County, which includes Bellevue, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sandusky County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.0 million a year, the 41st highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.4 million (62%), 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).
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Cities near Bellevue
- Monroeville, OH7 mi
- Clyde, OH7 mi
- Castalia, OH10 mi
- Green Springs, OH11 mi
- Republic, OH11 mi
- Norwalk, OH13 mi
- Milan, OH13 mi
- Attica, OH13 mi
- Sandusky, OH14 mi
- Willard, OH14 mi
- Fremont, OH15 mi
- Huron, OH17 mi
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