NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Harrod, 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 Harrod, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
23 deaths in all
What the records show for Harrod
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Harrod; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The record near Harrod 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 Harrod. The highest rating among the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 11, 1965, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 13 people. Of the 82, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2025. Harrod has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 60% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 59 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 63% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Harrod.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Harrod
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Harrod: 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 Harrod
By decade
- 2020s15(1 EF3+)
- 2010s12
- 2000s12(1 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s9
- 1970s12(3 EF3+)
- 1960s8(3 EF3+)
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 10 mi | 32.5 mi | 13 / 104 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 24 mi | 52.5 mi | 4 / 125 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 24 mi | 18.4 mi | 3 / 50 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 16 mi | 31.33 mi | 3 / 27 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 21 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 24 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 14 mi | 31.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F3 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1950 | F3 | 7 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Oct 26, 2010 | EF2 | 10 mi | 3.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 1975 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Harrod
The Storm Prediction Center has 59 hail reports within 10 miles of Harrod since 1959, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 12, 1980. The most recent report is from July 20, 2023. July has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Harrod
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lima Allen Co Airport, OH, 5 miles west of Harrod at 975 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 20°F. June is the wettest at 4.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 36.0 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 116 nights a year. That 36.0 inches is more than at 11 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (9%). Lima, 10 miles west, has its own station (Lima Wwtp, OH): 41.1 inches a year, 5.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 20 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Feb | 38 | 22 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Mar | 48 | 30 | 2.6 | 7 |
| Apr | 61 | 40 | 3.6 | 8 |
| May | 72 | 51 | 3.8 | 9 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 76 | 54 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Oct | 64 | 44 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Nov | 50 | 34 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Dec | 39 | 26 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Year | 61 | 42 | 36.0 | 75 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lima Allen Co Airport, OH (975 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 Harrod
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 138 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Harrod: 119 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 floods, 8 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $3.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 22, 2006. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 173 have had fewer than Harrod.
June 22, 2006: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Harrod — 2 injured, $200,000 damage.
June 9, 2008: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Harrod — 1 injured.
June 22, 2006: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Harrod — $1.6 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
Allen County, which includes Harrod, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane, 1 snowstorm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Allen County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.9 million a year, the 22nd highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $22.5 million (70%), 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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