NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fremont, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fremont, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 76 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 76
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
35 deaths in all
What the records show for Fremont
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fremont; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. The record near Fremont begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Fremont has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The highest rating among the 76 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 5, 2010, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1953, killed 17 people. Of the 76, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Fremont has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 80 times since 1971, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Fremont has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fremont
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fremont: 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 Fremont
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s15(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14(1 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s6
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 2 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF4 | 20 mi | 8.8 mi | 7 / 28 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 13 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 19 mi | 15 mi | 4 / 30 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 13 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 23 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 8 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 14 mi | 0.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2008 | EF2 | 22 mi | 8.31 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 14 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 14 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F2 | 23 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 76, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fremont
The Storm Prediction Center has 80 hail reports within 10 miles of Fremont since 1971, made on 49 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 22, 1982. The most recent report is from October 8, 2021. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fremont
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fremont, OH, 1 mile south of Fremont at 600 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 38.1 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 125 nights a year. Snowfall averages 26.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.1 inches is more than at 24 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (19%). Gibsonburg, 11 miles west, has its own station (Fremont Ag Stn, OH): 34.9 inches a year, 3.2 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 85°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Marblehead, OH, 24 miles northeast, averaged 77°F in July and 33°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 8.4 | 33 |
| Feb | 37 | 20 | 2.4 | 6 | 6.9 | 33 |
| Mar | 47 | 28 | 2.8 | 7 | 3.7 | 39 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 3.8 | 9 | 1.0 | 49 |
| May | 72 | 49 | 3.8 | 9 | 0.0 | 59 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 70 |
| Jul | 85 | 63 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 | 77 |
| Aug | 83 | 61 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 | 76 |
| Sep | 77 | 54 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 | 72 |
| Oct | 64 | 42 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.0 | 61 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 2.8 | 7 | 0.9 | 49 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 2.6 | 6 | 5.3 | 38 |
| Year | 61 | 41 | 38.1 | 83 | 26.2 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fremont, OH (600 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Marblehead, OH, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Fremont
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 156 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fremont: 141 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 7 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $9.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 25, 2006. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 173 have had fewer than Fremont.
March 28, 2003: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Fremont — 1 injured, $350,000 damage.
July 1, 2022: thunderstorm wind in Fremont — 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “Structural damage occurred at the Sandusky County Fairgrounds in Fremont. Three buildings had metal siding damaged.”
June 24, 1998: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Fremont — $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “Large trees, branches and power lines were downed, some on houses and vehicles. A silo was blown onto a house in Vickery, four semi trucks were blown over at Clyde and three barn roofs were blown off in Townsend Township.”
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 Fremont's ZIP code 43420 have filed 63 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $501,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1984, with 10. 11% 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, 221 have fewer than Fremont.
Sandusky County, which includes Fremont, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sandusky County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.0 million a year, the 41st highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.4 million (62%), 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 Fremont
- Green Springs, OH8 mi
- Clyde, OH8 mi
- Gibsonburg, OH11 mi
- Elmore, OH12 mi
- Oak Harbor, OH13 mi
- Port Clinton, OH15 mi
- Woodville, OH15 mi
- Bellevue, OH15 mi
- Republic, OH16 mi
- Castalia, OH16 mi
- Tiffin, OH16 mi
- Genoa, OH18 mi
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