NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crestline, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Crestline, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 95 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 95
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
19 deaths in all
What the records show for Crestline
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crestline; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. The record near Crestline begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 31 miles away. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 53% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Crestline. The highest rating among the 95 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 13, 1981, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 10, 1973, killed 6 people. Of the 95, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on June 29, 2024. Crestline has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 78% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 74 times since 1960, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Crestline has more hail reports within 10 miles than 53% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crestline
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Crestline: 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 Crestline
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s8
- 2000s8
- 1990s13
- 1980s19(1 EF3+)
- 1970s27(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 19 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F3 | 18 mi | 3.8 mi | 4 / 56 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 23 mi | 15 mi | 4 / 30 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F2 | 23 mi | 22.2 mi | 4 / 62 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 18 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 12 mi | 10.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 22 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF2 | 4 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 5 mi | 1.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 2017 | EF2 | in town | 16.67 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 23, 2000 | F2 | 12 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 1992 | F2 | 21 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 95, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crestline
The Storm Prediction Center has 74 hail reports within 10 miles of Crestline since 1960, made on 58 separate days. Of these, 36 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 6 days, most recently June 17, 2024. The most recent report is from June 17, 2024. June has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crestline
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Galion Wtr Wks, OH, 6 miles southwest of Crestline at 1,170 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 18°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 43.0 inches over 89 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 130 nights a year. Snowfall averages 25.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 43.0 inches is more than at 85 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (66%). Shelby, 8 miles northeast, has its own station (Mansfield Lahm Municipal Airport, OH): 42.6 inches a year, 0.4 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 18 | 3.2 | 8 | 9.9 |
| Feb | 36 | 19 | 2.2 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 47 | 28 | 2.8 | 7 | 4.0 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.4 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 58 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 61 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 53 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 42 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 49 | 32 | 3.2 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 3.3 | 7 | 5.6 |
| Year | 60 | 40 | 43.0 | 89 | 25.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Galion Wtr Wks, OH (1,170 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 Crestline
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 132 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crestline: 110 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods and 10 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $80.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on May 22, 2024. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 12. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 288 have had fewer than Crestline.
September 20, 2002: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Crestline — 2 injured, $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds estimated to be in excess of 60 mph caused considerable damage in Crestline. A portion of a temporary stage collapsed at an outdoor festival.”
August 12, 1997: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Crestline — 1 injured, $4,000 damage.
NWS: “A large tree was downed onto a car. The car was demolished and the driver was injured and taken to the hospital.”
August 21, 2007: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Crestline — $75.0 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 Crestline's ZIP code 44827 have filed 23 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $408,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2007, with 12. 4% 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, 115 have fewer than Crestline.
Crawford County, which includes Crestline, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Tornadoes, on May 2, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Crawford County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.3 million a year, the 65th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.6 million (62%), 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 Crestline
- Galion, OH6 mi
- Shelby, OH8 mi
- Bucyrus, OH12 mi
- Lexington, OH12 mi
- Mansfield, OH12 mi
- Plymouth, OH14 mi
- Caledonia, OH15 mi
- Shiloh, OH16 mi
- Mount Gilead, OH17 mi
- Bellville, OH18 mi
- Lucas, OH19 mi
- Willard, OH19 mi
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