NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Girard, 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 Girard, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sandy in 2012. Since 1950, 78 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 78
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
38 deaths in all
What the records show for Girard
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Girard; the strongest was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 31 miles away. The record near Girard begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Sandy in 2012, a tropical storm 21 miles away. Of the 5 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Girard has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The strongest of the 78 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 31, 1985; its path came within 3 miles, and it killed 18 people. Of the 78, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on August 6, 2024. Girard has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 54% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 145 times since 1974, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Girard has more hail reports within 10 miles than 88% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Girard
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SandyOct 31 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2003 | IsabelSep 19 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Girard: 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 Girard
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s13
- 2000s7
- 1990s20
- 1980s11(3 EF3+)
- 1970s8(2 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s6(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1985 | F5 | 3 mi | 47 mi | 18 / 310 |
| May 31, 1985 | F4 | 24 mi | 56.2 mi | 16 / 125 |
| Aug 5, 1956 | F3 | in town | 0.1 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 1955 | F3 | 8 mi | 2.5 mi | 1 / 6 |
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 24 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Oct 12, 1978 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 3, 1973 | F3 | 25 mi | 12.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 13 mi | 7 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 25 mi | 6.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 9, 2001 | F2 | 12 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 1992 | F2 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 1992 | F2 | 12 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 11 |
The strongest 12 of 78, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Girard
The Storm Prediction Center has 145 hail reports within 10 miles of Girard since 1974, made on 86 separate days. Of these, 55 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 28, 1999. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 41.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Girard
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Youngstown Regional Airport, OH, 7 miles north of Girard at 1,180 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 19°F. July is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 41.2 inches over 92 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 127 nights a year. Snowfall averages 67.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.2 inches is more than at 57 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (44%). Mc Donald, 2 miles west, has its own station (Warren 3 S, OH): 40.8 inches a year, 0.4 less than here, and the same July average high, 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 19 | 3.0 | 8 | 19.6 |
| Feb | 37 | 21 | 2.5 | 7 | 15.1 |
| Mar | 47 | 28 | 3.2 | 8 | 10.5 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 3.8 | 9 | 2.6 |
| May | 71 | 48 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 56 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 60 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 59 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 52 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 42 | 3.3 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 3.0 | 7 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 39 | 26 | 3.2 | 8 | 14.8 |
| Year | 60 | 40 | 41.2 | 92 | 67.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Youngstown Regional Airport, OH (1,180 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 Girard
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 259 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Girard: 238 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods and 10 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $11.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on April 9, 2001. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 265 have had fewer than Girard.
July 9, 2020: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Girard — 1 injured.
May 28, 2019: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Girard — $3.0 million damage.
June 23, 2015: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Girard — $2.2 million 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 Girard's ZIP code 44420 have filed 24 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $261,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 17% 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, 122 have fewer than Girard.
Trumbull County, which includes Girard, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Trumbull County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail and inland flooding; Relatively Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $43.9 million a year, the 14th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $28.6 million (65%), 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.