NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bucyrus, 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 Bucyrus, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 92 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 92
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Bucyrus
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bucyrus; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. The record near Bucyrus begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 41 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 Bucyrus. The highest rating among the 92 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on November 10, 2002, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 10, 1973, killed 6 people. Of the 92, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on June 29, 2024. Bucyrus has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 74% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 49 times since 1974, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 75% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bucyrus.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bucyrus
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bucyrus: 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 Bucyrus
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s8
- 2000s7(1 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s19(1 EF3+)
- 1970s24(3 EF3+)
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 21 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F3 | 19 mi | 3.8 mi | 4 / 56 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 19 mi | 15 mi | 4 / 30 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 22 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 19 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 24 mi | 31.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F2 | 25 mi | 22.2 mi | 4 / 62 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 22 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 13 mi | 10.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF2 | 15 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 11 mi | 1.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 2017 | EF2 | 5 mi | 16.67 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 92, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bucyrus
The Storm Prediction Center has 49 hail reports within 10 miles of Bucyrus since 1974, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 21 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 9, 2011. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bucyrus
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bucyrus, OH, in Bucyrus at 955 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 21°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 38.7 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 129 nights a year. Snowfall averages 23.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.7 inches is more than at 28 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (22%). Nevada, 8 miles west, has its own station (Upper Sandusky, OH): 40.1 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 21 | 2.8 | 7 | 7.5 |
| Feb | 38 | 22 | 2.1 | 5 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 49 | 30 | 2.5 | 7 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 63 | 40 | 3.5 | 8 | 0.6 |
| May | 74 | 51 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 61 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 64 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 62 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 55 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 44 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 34 | 2.9 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 40 | 27 | 2.6 | 6 | 6.1 |
| Year | 62 | 43 | 38.7 | 81 | 23.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bucyrus, OH (955 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 Bucyrus
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 134 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bucyrus: 120 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 7 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $71.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on April 1, 2023. June has had the most flash floods, 2 of 7. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 148 have had fewer than Bucyrus.
August 21, 2007: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Bucyrus — $65.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain producing thunderstorms affected Crawford County during the late evening hours of August 20th and early morning hours of August 21st. Rainfall rates with the strongest storms exceeded three inches per hour.”
February 28, 2011: flood 7 miles from the centre of Bucyrus — $1.5 million damage.
January 1, 2005: flood 5 miles from the centre of Bucyrus — $800,000 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 Bucyrus's ZIP code 44820 have filed 77 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $1.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1987: 18 claims (23% of all) and $223,000, then Late winter storms in 2011 with 13. The year with the most claims was 2007, with 22. 40% 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, 247 have fewer than Bucyrus.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1987 | 18 | $223,000 |
| Late winter storms2011 | 13 | $167,000 |
Crawford County, which includes Bucyrus, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Tornadoes, on May 2, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Crawford County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.3 million a year, the 65th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.6 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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