NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fresno, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fresno, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 49 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 49
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Fresno
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fresno; the strongest was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 28 miles away. The record near Fresno begins with Frederic in 1979; the most recent system was Opal in 1995. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Fresno. The strongest of the 49 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 31, 1985; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F2 on March 10, 1986, killed 1 person. Of the 49, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on June 9, 2025. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 82% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fresno. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 55 times since 1962, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fresno.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fresno
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fresno: 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 Fresno
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s7
- 2000s3
- 1990s3
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7
- 1960s5
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 22 mi | 29 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 25 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Jun 22, 2006 | F2 | 18 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 2003 | F2 | 14 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F2 | 20 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F2 | 9 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Aug 14, 1973 | F2 | 23 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1973 | F2 | 14 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 26, 1970 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 1968 | F2 | 21 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | 23 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 49, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fresno
The Storm Prediction Center has 55 hail reports within 10 miles of Fresno since 1962, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 11, 1980. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fresno
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Coshocton Ag Rsch Stn, OH, 2 miles northwest of Fresno at 1,140 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 20°F. June is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 39.7 inches over 77 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 116 nights a year. That 39.7 inches is more than at 33 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (26%). West Lafayette, 6 miles south, has its own station (Coshocton Wpc Plt, OH): 43.7 inches a year, 4.0 more than here, and the same July average high, 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 20 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Feb | 38 | 22 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Mar | 48 | 30 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Apr | 61 | 41 | 3.8 | 8 |
| May | 71 | 52 | 3.8 | 8 |
| Jun | 79 | 60 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 83 | 64 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Aug | 82 | 63 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Sep | 76 | 56 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 64 | 44 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 51 | 34 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Dec | 40 | 26 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Year | 61 | 43 | 39.7 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Coshocton Ag Rsch Stn, OH (1,140 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 Fresno
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 181 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fresno: 150 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods, 12 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 13, 2022. June has had the most flash floods, 10 of 17. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 374 have had fewer than Fresno.
January 3, 2005: flood 10 miles from the centre of Fresno — $3.4 million damage.
May 11, 2015: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Fresno — $500,000 damage.
April 20, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Fresno — $250,000 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 Fresno's ZIP code 43824 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $35,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 20% 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, 0 have fewer than Fresno.
Coshocton County, which includes Fresno, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Coshocton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, 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 $10.6 million a year, the 73rd highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.8 million (74%), 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.
Cities near Fresno
- West Lafayette, OH6 mi
- Baltic, OH7 mi
- Coshocton, OH9 mi
- Newcomerstown, OH10 mi
- Sugarcreek, OH11 mi
- Millersburg, OH14 mi
- Warsaw, OH15 mi
- Killbuck, OH16 mi
- Gnadenhutten, OH17 mi
- Kimbolton, OH17 mi
- Dundee, OH18 mi
- New Philadelphia, OH18 mi
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