NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crooksville, 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 Crooksville, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 45 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 45
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Crooksville
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crooksville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The record near Crooksville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 32 miles away. None of the 6 systems has come since 2000. Crooksville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The strongest of the 45 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 10, 1973; its path came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on March 10, 1986, killed 1 person. Of the 45, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on June 5, 2024. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 85% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Crooksville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 41 times since 1989, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Crooksville.
Compare Crooksville's storm record with another city →
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crooksville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 45 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 Crooksville: 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 Crooksville
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s10
- 2000s4
- 1990s2
- 1980s5
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 18 mi | 89.6 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF2 | 25 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF2 | 10 mi | 6.99 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F2 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 14, 1973 | F2 | 19 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 1968 | F2 | 24 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | 25 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 22, 1958 | F2 | 24 mi | 12.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 22, 1958 | F2 | 24 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 19 mi | 8.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 45, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crooksville
The Storm Prediction Center has 41 hail reports within 10 miles of Crooksville since 1989, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 26 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 28, 2002. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. June has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crooksville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is New Lexington 2 NW, OH, 7 miles west of Crooksville at 877 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 18°F. June is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 44.4 inches over 94 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 139 nights a year. Snowfall averages 20.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 44.4 inches is more than at 103 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (80%). Roseville, 5 miles north, has its own station (Philo 3 SW, OH): 39.6 inches a year, 4.8 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 18 | 3.4 | 8 | 8.6 |
| Feb | 41 | 20 | 2.7 | 7 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 51 | 27 | 3.8 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 64 | 36 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.1 |
| May | 73 | 47 | 4.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 57 | 4.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 61 | 4.6 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 59 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 52 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 40 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 53 | 30 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 42 | 24 | 3.3 | 8 | 3.0 |
| Year | 62 | 39 | 44.4 | 94 | 20.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at New Lexington 2 NW, OH (877 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 Crooksville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 152 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crooksville: 122 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods and 12 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on February 28, 2024. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 18. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 393 have had fewer than Crooksville.
June 14, 2024: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Crooksville — 1 injured.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Crooksville — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Several trees and large branches down in scattered locations about the county. Nearly 6,000 customers lost electricity.”
July 22, 2008: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Crooksville — $200,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Crooksville's ZIP code 43731 have filed 23 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1990, and were paid $762,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2026, with 11. Of the 318 Ohio cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 115 have fewer than Crooksville.
Perry County, which includes Crooksville, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Landslides, on October 2, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Perry County a Very 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 $8.1 million a year, the 82nd highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.6 million (70%), 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.