NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hinckley, 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 Hinckley, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isabel in 2003. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
40 deaths in all
What the records show for Hinckley
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hinckley; the strongest was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 12 miles away. The record near Hinckley begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Isabel in 2003, a tropical storm 70 miles away. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Hinckley has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The highest rating among the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 11, 1965, came within 8 miles. Of the 96, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2025. Hinckley has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 79% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 103 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.25 inches. Hinckley has more hail reports within 10 miles than 70% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hinckley
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | IsabelSep 19 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 22 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 20 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 Hinckley: 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 Hinckley
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s14
- 2000s8
- 1990s20(2 EF3+)
- 1980s4(1 EF3+)
- 1970s16(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 8 mi | 22 mi | 18 / 200 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 18 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 8 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F3 | 15 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F3 | 7 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 3, 1973 | F3 | 16 mi | 12.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 29, 1966 | F3 | 18 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Aug 20, 1962 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 4 / 20 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | EF2 | 18 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 14 mi | 10.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 22 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 25 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hinckley
The Storm Prediction Center has 103 hail reports within 10 miles of Hinckley since 1955, made on 68 separate days. Of these, 45 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.25 inches, fell on March 28, 2020. The most recent report is from July 25, 2023. May has the most reports, 34.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hinckley
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cleveland, OH, 14 miles northwest of Hinckley at 763 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 22°F. September is the wettest at 3.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 41.2 inches over 89 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 111 nights a year. Snowfall averages 63.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.2 inches is more than at 56 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (43%). Richfield, 5 miles east, has its own station (Akron Fulton International Airport, OH): 32.6 inches a year, 8.6 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 84°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Cleveland, OH, 22 miles north, averaged 75°F in August and 40°F in January and February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 22 | 3.0 | 8 | 18.4 | 40 |
| Feb | 39 | 24 | 2.5 | 7 | 15.1 | 40 |
| Mar | 47 | 31 | 3.1 | 8 | 10.8 | 42 |
| Apr | 60 | 41 | 3.8 | 8 | 2.7 | 49 |
| May | 71 | 51 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.0 | 57 |
| Jun | 80 | 61 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 | 66 |
| Jul | 84 | 65 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 | 74 |
| Aug | 82 | 64 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 | 75 |
| Sep | 76 | 57 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 | 72 |
| Oct | 64 | 47 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.1 | 64 |
| Nov | 51 | 37 | 3.4 | 8 | 4.5 | 54 |
| Dec | 40 | 28 | 3.0 | 8 | 12.2 | 42 |
| Year | 61 | 44 | 41.2 | 89 | 63.8 | 56 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cleveland, OH (763 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Cleveland, 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 Hinckley
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 179 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hinckley: 157 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $21.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on November 5, 2017. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 393 have had fewer than Hinckley.
August 4, 2017: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Hinckley — 1 killed, $25,000 damage.
June 20, 2001: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Hinckley — 1 injured, $500,000 damage.
November 5, 2017: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Hinckley — $7.5 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
Medina County, which includes Hinckley, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Medina County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $35.0 million a year, the 20th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $20.6 million (59%), 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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