NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Creston, 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 Creston, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 99 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 99
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
18 deaths in all
What the records show for Creston
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Creston; the strongest was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 7 miles away. The record near Creston begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Opal in 1995. 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 Creston. The strongest of the 99 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 11, 1965; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 18 people. Of the 99, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2025. Creston has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 82% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 88 times since 1974, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Creston has more hail reports within 10 miles than 61% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Creston
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 22 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 36 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 Creston: 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 Creston
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s14
- 2000s14
- 1990s24(2 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s15
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 22 mi | 22 mi | 18 / 200 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F3 | 25 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F3 | 17 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF2 | 14 mi | 11.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 2003 | F2 | 12 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 5 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 12 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F2 | 22 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 21, 2001 | F2 | 10 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 30, 1977 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1976 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 99, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Creston
The Storm Prediction Center has 88 hail reports within 10 miles of Creston since 1974, made on 56 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 4 days, most recently June 10, 2011. The most recent report is from May 5, 2025. June has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Creston
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Chippewa Lake, OH, 5 miles north of Creston at 1,180 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 17°F. June is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 40.6 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 133 nights a year. Snowfall averages 35.7 inches a year, most of it in January and December. That 40.6 inches is more than at 45 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (35%). Rittman, 7 miles east, has its own station (Wooster Wayne Co Airport, OH): 36.8 inches a year, 3.8 less than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 17 | 2.9 | 7 | 9.9 |
| Feb | 35 | 18 | 2.2 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Mar | 45 | 26 | 3.1 | 7 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 58 | 37 | 3.7 | 9 | 0.6 |
| May | 69 | 47 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 57 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 60 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 59 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 52 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 41 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 31 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 37 | 23 | 2.9 | 7 | 9.9 |
| Year | 58 | 39 | 40.6 | 84 | 35.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Chippewa Lake, OH (1,180 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 Creston
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 137 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Creston: 123 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods and 3 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $17.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 30, 1996. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 11. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 265 have had fewer than Creston.
July 13, 2016: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Creston — 3 injured.
June 17, 2019: flood 5 miles from the centre of Creston — $12.0 million damage.
July 9, 1999: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Creston — $1.1 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
Wayne County, which includes Creston, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wayne County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.2 million a year, the 35th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.9 million (58%), 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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