NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bloomville, 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 Bloomville, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 91 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 91
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
29 deaths in all
What the records show for Bloomville
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bloomville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 25 miles away. The record near Bloomville begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 51 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 Bloomville. The strongest of the 91 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 8, 1953; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 17 people. Of the 91, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 38 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Bloomville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 72% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 56 times since 1977, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 67% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bloomville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bloomville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 25 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 Bloomville: 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 Bloomville
By decade
- 2020s15
- 2010s13
- 2000s10(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s12
- 1970s22(3 EF3+)
- 1960s9(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 22 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 9 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 6 mi | 15 mi | 4 / 30 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 10 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 13 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 22 mi | 31.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 17 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 9 mi | 10.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 20 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF2 | 20 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 22 mi | 1.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 12 mi | 0.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 91, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bloomville
The Storm Prediction Center has 56 hail reports within 10 miles of Bloomville since 1977, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 27 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on March 14, 2024, the most recent report. June has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bloomville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tiffin, OH, 12 miles northwest of Bloomville at 740 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 38.6 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 123 nights a year. Snowfall averages 29.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.6 inches is more than at 27 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (21%). Sycamore, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Upper Sandusky, OH): 40.1 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 19 | 2.6 | 6 | 9.4 |
| Feb | 36 | 21 | 2.2 | 5 | 6.8 |
| Mar | 47 | 29 | 2.7 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 60 | 39 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.6 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 62 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 54 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 43 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 38 | 25 | 2.6 | 6 | 6.9 |
| Year | 60 | 41 | 38.6 | 77 | 29.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tiffin, OH (740 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 Bloomville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 81 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bloomville: 75 thunderstorm wind reports and 6 flash floods. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on November 5, 2017. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 110 have had fewer than Bloomville.
July 21, 2019: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Bloomville — 1 killed, 1 injured, $150,000 damage.
November 5, 2017: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Bloomville — $350,000 damage.
May 31, 2010: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Bloomville — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Slow moving thunderstorms moved across portions of Seneca, Wyandot, Marion and Crawford Counties. Rainfall rates exceeded two inches per hour at times causing many streams and creeks to leave their banks.”
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
Seneca County, which includes Bloomville, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Seneca County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.2 million a year, the 53rd highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.3 million (64%), 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 Bloomville
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- Sycamore, OH8 mi
- Republic, OH9 mi
- Tiffin, OH12 mi
- Bucyrus, OH13 mi
- Willard, OH15 mi
- Nevada, OH15 mi
- Plymouth, OH17 mi
- Green Springs, OH17 mi
- Bellevue, OH19 mi
- Crestline, OH20 mi
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