NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Carey, 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 Carey, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 64 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 64
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
41 deaths in all
What the records show for Carey
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Carey; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 7 miles away. The record near Carey begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 65 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 Carey. The highest rating among the 64 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 11, 1965, came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1953, killed 17 people. Of the 64, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 18 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on April 17, 2024. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Carey. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 42 times since 1982, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Carey.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Carey
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 7 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 Carey: 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 Carey
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s4
- 2000s7(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s10
- 1970s13(3 EF3+)
- 1960s12(2 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 23 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 11 mi | 32.5 mi | 13 / 104 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 18 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 15 mi | 15 mi | 4 / 30 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 15 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 3 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 2 mi | 31.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2008 | EF2 | 12 mi | 8.31 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 13 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 1992 | F2 | 7 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 7 |
The strongest 12 of 64, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Carey
The Storm Prediction Center has 42 hail reports within 10 miles of Carey since 1982, made on 33 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 25, 2011. The most recent report is from May 21, 2022. May has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Carey
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Upper Sandusky, OH, 10 miles southeast of Carey at 854 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 17°F. June is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 40.1 inches over 79 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 130 nights a year. That 40.1 inches is more than at 36 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (28%). Forest, 14 miles southwest, has its own station (Kenton, OH): 37.7 inches a year, 2.4 less than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 17 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Feb | 37 | 19 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Mar | 47 | 27 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 61 | 37 | 4.2 | 9 |
| May | 72 | 49 | 4.5 | 9 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Sep | 77 | 52 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 51 | 31 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Dec | 38 | 23 | 2.6 | 7 |
| Year | 61 | 40 | 40.1 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Upper Sandusky, OH (854 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 Carey
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 98 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Carey: 90 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 4 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $7.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 29, 2012.
August 21, 2007: flash flood in Carey — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain producing thunderstorms affected Wyandot 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.”
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Carey — $1.3 million damage.
May 21, 2004: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Carey — $700,000 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 Carey's ZIP code 43316 have filed 114 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $2.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late winter storms in 2011: 12 claims (11% of all) and $526,000. The year with the most claims was 2007, with 59. 16% 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, 273 have fewer than Carey.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late winter storms2011 | 12 | $526,000 |
Wyandot County, which includes Carey, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wyandot County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 79th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.6 million (54%), 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 Carey
- Upper Sandusky, OH10 mi
- Sycamore, OH12 mi
- Forest, OH14 mi
- Arlington, OH14 mi
- Fostoria, OH15 mi
- Findlay, OH15 mi
- Tiffin, OH16 mi
- Nevada, OH16 mi
- Bloomville, OH20 mi
- North Baltimore, OH22 mi
- Bucyrus, OH23 mi
- Republic, OH24 mi
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