NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Caledonia, 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 Caledonia, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 76 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 76
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Caledonia
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Caledonia; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 35 miles away. The record near Caledonia begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 36 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 Caledonia. The strongest of the 76 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 13, 1981; its path came within 9 miles, and it killed 4 people. Of the 76, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. May and June have had the most tornadoes, 16 each. The most recent tornado was on June 5, 2024. Caledonia has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 84 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Caledonia has more hail reports within 10 miles than 58% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Caledonia
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 35 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 Caledonia: 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 Caledonia
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s9
- 2000s5
- 1990s10
- 1980s15(1 EF3+)
- 1970s18
- 1960s9
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1981 | F3 | 9 mi | 3.8 mi | 4 / 56 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F2 | 13 mi | 22.2 mi | 4 / 62 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 24 mi | 10.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF2 | 20 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 11 mi | 1.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 2017 | EF2 | 11 mi | 16.67 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 23, 2000 | F2 | 4 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 1990 | F2 | 16 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F2 | 13 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 1985 | F2 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1982 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jul 5, 1980 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 76, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Caledonia
The Storm Prediction Center has 84 hail reports within 10 miles of Caledonia since 1974, made on 64 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on August 25, 1998. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Caledonia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marion Municipal Airport, OH, 6 miles west of Caledonia at 994 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 37.5 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 123 nights a year. That 37.5 inches is more than at 19 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (15%). Marion, 9 miles southwest, has its own station (Marion 2 N, OH): 39.4 inches a year, 1.9 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 19 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Feb | 37 | 21 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Mar | 48 | 29 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 61 | 39 | 3.9 | 8 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 4.0 | 9 |
| Jun | 80 | 60 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Sep | 76 | 53 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Oct | 64 | 43 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Year | 61 | 41 | 37.5 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marion Municipal Airport, OH (994 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 Caledonia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 173 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Caledonia: 160 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 floods and 6 flash floods. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $6.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 29, 2012. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 110 have had fewer than Caledonia.
August 9, 2007: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Caledonia — 1 killed, $1.3 million damage.
July 18, 1997: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Caledonia — 3 injured, $3,000 damage.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Caledonia — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “An intense line of thunderstorms or Derecho moved across Marion County during the afternoon of June 29th causing extensive damage. Winds were estimated to be as much as 80 mph.”
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
Marion County, which includes Caledonia, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Marion County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $19.7 million a year, the 43rd highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.5 million (48%), 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.
Cities near Caledonia
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- Cardington, OH11 mi
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- Bucyrus, OH12 mi
- Nevada, OH15 mi
- Crestline, OH15 mi
- Ashley, OH16 mi
- Prospect, OH17 mi
- Marengo, OH19 mi
- Lexington, OH20 mi
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