NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Commercial Point, 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 Commercial Point, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 94 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 94
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Commercial Point
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Commercial Point; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 50 miles away. The record near Commercial Point begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 16 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Commercial Point. The highest rating among the 94 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on October 13, 1999, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on March 10, 1986, killed 1 person. Of the 94, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 47 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Commercial Point has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 76% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1960, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Commercial Point.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Commercial Point
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Commercial Point: 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 Commercial Point
By decade
- 2020s17
- 2010s19
- 2000s11
- 1990s7(1 EF3+)
- 1980s13
- 1970s14(3 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1999 | F3 | 12 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 20 mi | 89.6 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F3 | 16 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F3 | 10 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 9 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 22 mi | 14.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 21 mi | 21.11 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF2 | 25 mi | 5.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 2006 | F2 | 3 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 24 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 17 mi | 15.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1973 | F2 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 94, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Commercial Point
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Commercial Point since 1960, made on 43 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 2, 2009. The most recent report is from February 27, 2025. April has the most reports, 24.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Commercial Point
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Columbus-Valley Crossing, OH, 12 miles northeast of Commercial Point at 760 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 19°F. July is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 43.3 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 17 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 118 nights a year. That 43.3 inches is more than at 91 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (71%). Ashville, 7 miles southeast, has its own station (Circleville, OH): 41.1 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 19 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Feb | 43 | 21 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Mar | 52 | 30 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Apr | 65 | 40 | 4.0 | 8 |
| May | 75 | 51 | 4.4 | 8 |
| Jun | 83 | 60 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Jul | 86 | 64 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Aug | 85 | 61 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 80 | 54 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Oct | 68 | 42 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Nov | 54 | 32 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Dec | 43 | 25 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Year | 64 | 42 | 43.3 | 80 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Columbus-Valley Crossing, OH (760 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 Commercial Point
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 172 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Commercial Point: 123 thunderstorm wind reports, 33 floods, 14 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 19, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 2, 2009. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 14. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 319 have had fewer than Commercial Point.
August 21, 1997: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Commercial Point — 15 injured, $50,000 damage.
April 14, 2019: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Commercial Point — 3 injured, $100,000 damage.
June 2, 2009: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Commercial Point — 1 injured, $48,000 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
Pickaway County, which includes Commercial Point, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pickaway County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.4 million a year, the 48th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.4 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.
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