NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Burbank, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Burbank, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 94 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 94
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
18 deaths in all
What the records show for Burbank
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Burbank; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 75 miles away. The record near Burbank begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 10 miles away. None of the 5 systems has come since 2000. Burbank has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The strongest of the 94 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 11, 1965; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 18 people. Of the 94, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 38 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on August 13, 2025. Burbank has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 76% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 67 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 54% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Burbank.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Burbank
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 22 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 75 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 Burbank: 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 Burbank
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s13
- 2000s12
- 1990s25(1 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s15
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 21 mi | 22 mi | 18 / 200 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F3 | 18 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF2 | 22 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF2 | 13 mi | 11.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 2003 | F2 | 12 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 1 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 8 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F2 | 9 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 31, 1976 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 1975 | F2 | 14 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 94, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Burbank
The Storm Prediction Center has 67 hail reports within 10 miles of Burbank since 1974, made on 51 separate days. Of these, 27 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on June 8, 1993. The most recent report is from June 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Burbank
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Chippewa Lake, OH, 7 miles northeast of Burbank at 1,180 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 17°F. June is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 40.6 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 133 nights a year. Snowfall averages 35.7 inches a year, most of it in January and December. That 40.6 inches is more than at 45 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (35%). Smithville, 10 miles southeast, has its own station (Wooster Wayne Co Airport, OH): 36.8 inches a year, 3.8 less than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 17 | 2.9 | 7 | 9.9 |
| Feb | 35 | 18 | 2.2 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Mar | 45 | 26 | 3.1 | 7 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 58 | 37 | 3.7 | 9 | 0.6 |
| May | 69 | 47 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 57 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 60 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 59 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 52 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 41 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 31 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 37 | 23 | 2.9 | 7 | 9.9 |
| Year | 58 | 39 | 40.6 | 84 | 35.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Chippewa Lake, OH (1,180 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 Burbank
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 102 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Burbank: 90 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 4 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 30, 1996. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 8. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 173 have had fewer than Burbank.
July 9, 1999: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Burbank — $1.1 million damage.
June 17, 2019: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Burbank — $1.0 million damage.
August 6, 2000: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Burbank — $600,000 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
Wayne County, which includes Burbank, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wayne County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.2 million a year, the 35th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.9 million (58%), 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.