NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Clinton, 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
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Clinton, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sandy in 2012. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Clinton
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Clinton; the strongest was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 7 miles away. The record near Clinton begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Sandy in 2012, a tropical storm 69 miles away. Of the 6 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Clinton has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The highest rating among the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 12, 1992, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 16, 1965, killed 2 people. Of the 90, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2025. Clinton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 71% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 96 times since 1959, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Clinton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 66% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Clinton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SandyOct 31 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2003 | IsabelSep 19 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 22 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Clinton: 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 Clinton
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s16
- 2000s16
- 1990s16(2 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1992 | F3 | 15 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F3 | 24 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 3, 1973 | F3 | 20 mi | 12.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | 20 mi | 5.9 mi | 2 / 9 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF2 | 12 mi | 11.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2006 | F2 | 23 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 2003 | F2 | 20 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F2 | 7 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 21, 2001 | F2 | 25 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1977 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Clinton
The Storm Prediction Center has 96 hail reports within 10 miles of Clinton since 1959, made on 66 separate days. Of these, 43 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 April 28, 1981. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. June has the most reports, 29.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Clinton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Akron Canton Regional Airport, OH, 9 miles east of Clinton at 1,208 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 20°F. June is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 41.4 inches over 89 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 120 nights a year. Snowfall averages 47.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.4 inches is more than at 59 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (46%). Doylestown, 5 miles west, has its own station (Wooster Wayne Co Airport, OH): 36.8 inches a year, 4.6 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 20 | 2.9 | 7 | 13.4 |
| Feb | 39 | 22 | 2.4 | 7 | 12.0 |
| Mar | 48 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Apr | 62 | 40 | 3.9 | 9 | 1.7 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 59 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 62 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 55 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 44 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 51 | 34 | 3.1 | 7 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 40 | 26 | 2.9 | 7 | 8.9 |
| Year | 61 | 42 | 41.4 | 89 | 47.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Akron Canton Regional Airport, OH (1,208 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 Clinton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 190 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Clinton: 171 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods and 6 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $30.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 24, 2004. August has had the most flash floods, 5 of 13. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 307 have had fewer than Clinton.
July 7, 1996: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Clinton — 6 injured, $30,000 damage.
July 10, 2013: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Clinton — $15.0 million damage.
June 17, 2019: flood 2 miles from the centre of Clinton — $7.0 million 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 Clinton's ZIP code 44216 have filed 30 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $357,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1979, with 11. 7% 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, 146 have fewer than Clinton.
Summit County, which includes Clinton, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Summit 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; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $102.2 million a year, the 7th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $65.0 million (64%), 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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