NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Delphos, 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 Delphos, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 121 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 121
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
25 deaths in all
What the records show for Delphos
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Delphos; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 55 miles away. The record near Delphos begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 53% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Delphos. The highest rating among the 121 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on November 10, 2002, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 13 people. Of the 121, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 73 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Delphos has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 95% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 47 times since 1968, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Delphos.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Delphos
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 38 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 Delphos: 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 Delphos
By decade
- 2020s19(1 EF3+)
- 2010s32(1 EF3+)
- 2000s22(2 EF3+)
- 1990s15(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s14(3 EF3+)
- 1960s6(2 EF3+)
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 8 mi | 32.5 mi | 13 / 104 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F4 | 12 mi | 52.8 mi | 4 / 17 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 5 mi | 52.5 mi | 4 / 125 |
| Feb 18, 1992 | F4 | 14 mi | 2.8 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 24 mi | 31.33 mi | 3 / 27 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 19 mi | 10.84 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 1 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 16 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 24 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 19 mi | 31.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1950 | F3 | 16 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 13 mi | 4.68 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 121, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Delphos
The Storm Prediction Center has 47 hail reports within 10 miles of Delphos since 1968, made on 35 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 9, 1999. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Delphos
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Van Wert 1 S, OH, 13 miles west of Delphos at 790 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 40.6 inches over 78 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 125 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.6 inches is more than at 47 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (36%). Fort Jennings, 6 miles northeast, has its own station (Lima Wwtp, OH): 41.1 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 18 | 2.6 | 6 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 36 | 21 | 2.1 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 47 | 29 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 60 | 39 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.4 |
| May | 72 | 51 | 4.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 64 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 62 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 55 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 43 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 37 | 24 | 2.6 | 6 | 2.9 |
| Year | 60 | 42 | 40.6 | 78 | 17.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Van Wert 1 S, OH (790 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 Delphos
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 78 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Delphos: 77 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $454,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 14, 2010.
June 12, 1998: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Delphos — $100,000 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 Delphos's ZIP code 45833 have filed 54 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $386,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1981: 13 claims (24% of all) and $33,000. 35% 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, 205 have fewer than Delphos.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1981 | 13 | $33,000 |
Van Wert County, which includes Delphos, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Van Wert County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 78th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.6 million (54%), 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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