NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fort Recovery, 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 Fort Recovery, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 100 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 100
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Fort Recovery
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fort Recovery; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 67 miles away. The record near Fort Recovery 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 Fort Recovery. The highest rating among the 100 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on February 18, 1992, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 4 people. Of the 100, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on May 14, 2025. Fort Recovery has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 83% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 27 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 96% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fort Recovery.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fort Recovery
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fort Recovery: 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 Fort Recovery
By decade
- 2020s22(1 EF3+)
- 2010s14(2 EF3+)
- 2000s15(1 EF3+)
- 1990s16(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10(4 EF3+)
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 18 mi | 52.5 mi | 4 / 125 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 20 mi | 18.4 mi | 3 / 50 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 16 mi | 18 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Feb 18, 1992 | F4 | 24 mi | 2.8 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 17 mi | 41.34 mi | 1 / 39 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 10 mi | 10.84 mi | 1 / 8 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 23 mi | 12.76 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F3 | 22 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 24, 1961 | F3 | 15 mi | 38.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | 15 mi | 20.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F3 | 21 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 8 |
The strongest 12 of 100, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fort Recovery
The Storm Prediction Center has 27 hail reports within 10 miles of Fort Recovery since 1961, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on July 19, 1967. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. April and June have the most reports, 8 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fort Recovery
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Portland 1 SW, IN, 12 miles west of Fort Recovery at 910 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 17°F. June is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and December the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 40.0 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 132 nights a year. Snowfall averages 19.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.0 inches is more than at 35 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (27%). Saint Henry, 7 miles east, has its own station (Celina 3 NE, OH): 40.1 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 17 | 2.8 | 6 | 6.4 |
| Feb | 38 | 19 | 2.7 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Mar | 48 | 28 | 2.8 | 6 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 62 | 38 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.3 |
| May | 72 | 49 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 59 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 52 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 31 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 39 | 23 | 2.4 | 6 | 3.5 |
| Year | 61 | 40 | 40.0 | 76 | 19.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Portland 1 SW, IN (910 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 Fort Recovery
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 63 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fort Recovery: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 floods, 3 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $475,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 19, 1998.
February 28, 2011: flood 8 miles from the centre of Fort Recovery — $100,000 damage.
March 1, 2011: flood 8 miles from the centre of Fort Recovery — $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 Fort Recovery's ZIP code 45846 have filed 29 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1992, and were paid $339,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1993, with 13. 3% 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, 145 have fewer than Fort Recovery.
Mercer County, which includes Fort Recovery, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Tornadoes, on May 2, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mercer County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for 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 $18.0 million a year, the 49th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.2 million (51%), 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.