NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Green Springs, 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 Green Springs, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 86 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 86
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
29 deaths in all
What the records show for Green Springs
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Green Springs; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 70 miles away. The record near Green Springs begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Green Springs has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The strongest of the 86 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 8, 1953; its path came within 5 miles, and it killed 17 people. Of the 86, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Green Springs has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 66% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 85 times since 1971, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Green Springs has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Green Springs
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 16 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 Green Springs: 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 Green Springs
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s15
- 2000s11(1 EF3+)
- 1990s13
- 1980s8
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 5 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 7 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 11 mi | 15 mi | 4 / 30 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 6 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 21 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 24 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 22 mi | 10.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 19 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 16 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 7 mi | 0.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2008 | EF2 | 20 mi | 8.31 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 20 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 86, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Green Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 85 hail reports within 10 miles of Green Springs since 1971, made on 56 separate days. Of these, 40 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, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Green Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fremont, OH, 7 miles northwest of Green Springs 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%). Republic, 8 miles southeast, has its own station (Tiffin, OH): 38.6 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 | 34 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 8.4 |
| Feb | 37 | 20 | 2.4 | 6 | 6.9 |
| Mar | 47 | 28 | 2.8 | 7 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 3.8 | 9 | 1.0 |
| May | 72 | 49 | 3.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 63 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 61 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 54 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 42 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 2.8 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 2.6 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Year | 61 | 41 | 38.1 | 83 | 26.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fremont, OH (600 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 Green Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 168 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Green Springs: 154 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 6 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $10.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 25, 2006. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 8. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 173 have had fewer than Green Springs.
December 22, 2013: flood 10 miles from the centre of Green Springs — 1 killed, $5,000 damage.
July 1, 2022: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Green Springs — 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
June 24, 1998: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Green Springs — $3.0 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
Seneca County, which includes Green Springs, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Seneca County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.2 million a year, the 53rd highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.3 million (64%), 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.