NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Castalia, 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 Castalia, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 77 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 77
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
29 deaths in all
What the records show for Castalia
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Castalia; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 69 miles away. The record near Castalia begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Castalia has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The strongest of the 77 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 8, 1953; its path came within 2 miles, and it killed 17 people. Of the 77, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 37 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Castalia has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 52% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 105 times since 1957, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Castalia has more hail reports within 10 miles than 71% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Castalia
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 26 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 Castalia: 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 Castalia
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s14
- 2000s7(1 EF3+)
- 1990s12
- 1980s6
- 1970s14(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 2 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 20 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 19 mi | 15 mi | 4 / 30 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 12 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 19 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 13 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 16 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 17 mi | 0.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 12 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F2 | 11 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 24, 1998 | F2 | 12 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 6 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 77, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Castalia
The Storm Prediction Center has 105 hail reports within 10 miles of Castalia since 1957, made on 65 separate days. Of these, 56 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 14, 1974. The most recent report is from April 9, 2024. May has the most reports, 31.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Castalia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sandusky, OH, 6 miles northeast of Castalia at 584 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 22°F. April is the wettest at 3.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 34.2 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 105 nights a year. That 34.2 inches is more than at 4 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (3%). Bellevue, 10 miles south, has its own station (Norwalk Wwtp, OH): 40.1 inches a year, 5.9 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Marblehead, OH, 11 miles north, averaged 77°F in July and 33°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 22 | 1.9 | 5 | 33 |
| Feb | 37 | 23 | 1.8 | 4 | 33 |
| Mar | 45 | 31 | 2.6 | 6 | 39 |
| Apr | 57 | 41 | 3.8 | 8 | 49 |
| May | 69 | 53 | 3.3 | 7 | 59 |
| Jun | 78 | 63 | 3.7 | 7 | 70 |
| Jul | 82 | 67 | 3.6 | 6 | 77 |
| Aug | 81 | 66 | 3.0 | 5 | 76 |
| Sep | 75 | 59 | 3.1 | 5 | 72 |
| Oct | 63 | 48 | 2.7 | 6 | 61 |
| Nov | 50 | 37 | 2.6 | 5 | 49 |
| Dec | 39 | 28 | 2.1 | 5 | 38 |
| Year | 59 | 45 | 34.2 | 70 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sandusky, OH (584 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Marblehead, OH, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Castalia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 154 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Castalia: 145 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 3 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $11.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 25, 2006. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 6. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 110 have had fewer than Castalia.
June 22, 2006: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Castalia — 1 killed, 1 injured, $1.2 million damage.
August 23, 2023: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Castalia — 2 injured.
July 1, 2012: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Castalia — 1 injured, $15,000 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
Erie County, which includes Castalia, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Erie County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding, coastal flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.2 million a year, the 39th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.4 million (63%), 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 Castalia
- Sandusky, OH5 mi
- Bellevue, OH10 mi
- Marblehead, OH10 mi
- Port Clinton, OH10 mi
- Clyde, OH10 mi
- Monroeville, OH12 mi
- Milan, OH12 mi
- Huron, OH13 mi
- Norwalk, OH15 mi
- Fremont, OH16 mi
- Green Springs, OH16 mi
- Berlin Heights, OH18 mi
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