NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Clayton, 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 Clayton, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1915. Since 1950, 132 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 132
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
39 deaths in all
What the records show for Clayton
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Clayton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 17 miles away. The record near Clayton begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1915, a tropical storm 35 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Clayton. The strongest of the 132 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 36 people. Of the 132, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 71 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 37. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2025. Clayton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 98% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 89 times since 1956, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Clayton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 62% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Clayton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 17 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 Clayton: 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 Clayton
By decade
- 2020s23(1 EF3+)
- 2010s41(3 EF3+)
- 2000s7(1 EF3+)
- 1990s15(1 EF3+)
- 1980s13
- 1970s16(1 EF3+)
- 1960s11(2 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 22 mi | 31.3 mi | 36 / 1150 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F4 | 24 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 100 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF4 | 4 mi | 18.17 mi | 0 / 166 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F4 | 16 mi | 63.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 20 mi | 41.34 mi | 1 / 39 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 14 mi | 9.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 8 mi | 10.49 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 14 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 21 |
| May 8, 1969 | F3 | 17 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 4, 1990 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | EF2 | 8 mi | 13.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF2 | 5 mi | 7.57 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 132, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Clayton
The Storm Prediction Center has 89 hail reports within 10 miles of Clayton since 1956, made on 57 separate days. Of these, 44 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 26, 2012. The most recent report is from July 15, 2024. June has the most reports, 30.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Clayton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dayton International Airport, OH, 7 miles northeast of Clayton at 1,000 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 22°F. April and May are the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 41.6 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 110 nights a year. Snowfall averages 25.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.6 inches is more than at 63 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (49%). Trotwood, 4 miles southeast, has its own station (Dayton Mcd, OH): 41.6 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 87°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 22 | 3.1 | 6 | 8.3 |
| Feb | 41 | 25 | 2.4 | 6 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 52 | 33 | 3.5 | 7 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.4 |
| May | 74 | 54 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 63 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 57 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 46 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 53 | 35 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 42 | 27 | 3.1 | 6 | 4.8 |
| Year | 63 | 45 | 41.6 | 79 | 25.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dayton International Airport, OH (1,000 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 Clayton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 235 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Clayton: 194 thunderstorm wind reports, 22 floods, 17 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $673,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 87 mph, on March 28, 1997. March has had the most flash floods, 6 of 17. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 374 have had fewer than Clayton.
May 25, 2026: flood 3 miles from the centre of Clayton — 1 killed.
June 8, 2015: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Clayton — 2 injured, $7,500 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
Montgomery County, which includes Clayton, 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.