NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Centerville, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Centerville, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 139 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 139
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
44 deaths in all
What the records show for Centerville
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Centerville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. The record near Centerville begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 65 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Centerville. The strongest of the 139 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 6 miles, and it killed 36 people. Of the 139, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 78 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 48. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Centerville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 99% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 176 times since 1962, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Centerville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 94% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Centerville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Centerville: 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 Centerville
By decade
- 2020s25
- 2010s38(4 EF3+)
- 2000s15(1 EF3+)
- 1990s17(2 EF3+)
- 1980s13
- 1970s16(2 EF3+)
- 1960s10(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 6 mi | 31.3 mi | 36 / 1150 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F4 | 24 mi | 10 mi | 4 / 65 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 16 mi | 19.8 mi | 2 / 39 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F4 | 10 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 100 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF4 | 8 mi | 18.17 mi | 0 / 166 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 22 mi | 33 mi | 0 / 37 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 9 mi | 9.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 23 mi | 10.49 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 14, 2014 | EF3 | 17 mi | 8.93 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 11 mi | 54.5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 8, 1969 | F3 | 3 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 4, 1990 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 139, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Centerville
The Storm Prediction Center has 176 hail reports within 10 miles of Centerville since 1962, made on 101 separate days. Of these, 82 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 30, 1990. The most recent report is from April 29, 2025. April has the most reports, 52.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Centerville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dayton Wright Bros Airport, OH, 5 miles southwest of Centerville at 962 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 22°F. June is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 40.9 inches over 80 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 103 nights a year. That 40.9 inches is more than at 52 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (40%). Kettering, 3 miles north, has its own station (Dayton Mcd, OH): 41.6 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 22 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Feb | 43 | 25 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Mar | 53 | 33 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.4 | 8 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 4.2 | 9 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 4.9 | 9 |
| Jul | 86 | 65 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Aug | 85 | 63 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 67 | 45 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Nov | 54 | 35 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Dec | 43 | 27 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Year | 64 | 44 | 40.9 | 80 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dayton Wright Bros Airport, OH (962 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 Centerville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 405 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Centerville: 304 thunderstorm wind reports, 60 floods, 34 flash floods, 6 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $3.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 23, 2016. June has had the most flash floods, 17 of 34. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 537 have had fewer than Centerville.
April 29, 1996: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Centerville — 1 killed, $300,000 damage.
March 3, 2023: flood 9 miles from the centre of Centerville — 1 killed.
May 6, 1999: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Centerville — 1 injured, $13,000 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 Centerville's ZIP code 45459 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $43,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 31% 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, 40 have fewer than Centerville.
Montgomery County, which includes Centerville, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 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 Montgomery County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $119.2 million a year, the 5th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $79.6 million (67%), 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 Centerville
- Kettering, OH3 mi
- West Carrollton, OH4 mi
- Moraine, OH4 mi
- Bellbrook, OH4 mi
- Miamisburg, OH5 mi
- Dayton, OH6 mi
- Springboro, OH7 mi
- Spring Valley, OH8 mi
- Beavercreek, OH8 mi
- Waynesville, OH10 mi
- Germantown, OH11 mi
- Trotwood, OH13 mi
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