NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crown City, 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
7 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Crown City, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 33 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 33
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Crown City
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crown City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. The record near Crown City begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 56 miles away. None of the 7 systems has come since 2000. Crown City has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 90% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The strongest of the 33 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 23, 1968; its path came within 12 miles, and it killed 7 people. Of the 33, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 16 have come since 2000. April and June have had the most tornadoes, 11 each. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2024. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Crown City. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 34 times since 1993, with stones up to 2.25 inches. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Crown City.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crown City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | overhead | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 18 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 21 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 Crown City: 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 Crown City
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s2
- 2000s5
- 1990s7
- 1980s5
- 1970s2
- 1960s3(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1968 | F5 | 12 mi | 34 mi | 7 / 93 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F3 | 25 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 8, 2002 | F2 | 17 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 15, 2000 | F2 | 11 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 17 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 14 mi | 4.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 6 mi | 0.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 20 mi | 0.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 12 mi | 1.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 24 mi | 7.88 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 24, 2017 | EF1 | 21 mi | 3.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 33, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crown City
The Storm Prediction Center has 34 hail reports within 10 miles of Crown City since 1993, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 19 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.25 inches, fell on April 14, 2025, the most recent report. June has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crown City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, WV, 6 miles northeast of Crown City at 570 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 23°F. July is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and October and November the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 42.3 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 107 nights a year. That 42.3 inches is more than at 75 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (58%). Gallipolis Ferry, WV, 11 miles northeast, has its own station (Gallipolis, OH): 44.7 inches a year, 2.4 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 23 | 3.4 | 8 |
| Feb | 44 | 25 | 2.8 | 7 |
| Mar | 54 | 31 | 4.0 | 8 |
| Apr | 66 | 41 | 3.6 | 8 |
| May | 74 | 51 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 82 | 60 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Jul | 85 | 64 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Aug | 84 | 63 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Sep | 78 | 56 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Oct | 67 | 44 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Nov | 55 | 34 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Dec | 44 | 27 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Year | 64 | 43 | 42.3 | 83 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, WV (570 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 Crown City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 105 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crown City: 73 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 floods, 10 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $4.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 2, 2024. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 10. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 231 have had fewer than Crown City.
May 26, 2015: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Crown City — 1 injured.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Crown City — $3.0 million damage.
July 14, 2015: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Crown City — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Many roads were flooded and closed. Damage occurred to some of those roads.”
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
Gallia County, which includes Crown City, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gallia County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.6 million a year, the 69th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.9 million (77%), 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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Cities near Crown City
- Gallipolis Ferry, WV11 mi
- Proctorville, OH12 mi
- Patriot, OH12 mi
- Ona, WV13 mi
- Gallipolis, OH14 mi
- Milton, WV15 mi
- Kitts Hill, OH15 mi
- Chesapeake, OH16 mi
- Barboursville, WV17 mi
- Huntington, WV18 mi
- Point Pleasant, WV19 mi
- Pedro, OH19 mi
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