NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jamestown, 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 Jamestown, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 111 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 111
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
41 deaths in all
What the records show for Jamestown
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Jamestown; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 18 miles away. The record near Jamestown begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 44 miles away. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 53% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Jamestown. The strongest of the 111 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 11 miles, and it killed 36 people. Of the 111, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 68 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 44. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Jamestown has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 90% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1957, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Jamestown.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Jamestown
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Jamestown: 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 Jamestown
By decade
- 2020s15
- 2010s37(3 EF3+)
- 2000s16(1 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s8
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s11(4 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 11 mi | 31.3 mi | 36 / 1150 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F4 | 10 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 100 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | 25 mi | 24.1 mi | 1 / 33 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF4 | 22 mi | 18.17 mi | 0 / 166 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 13 mi | 9.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 2014 | EF3 | 7 mi | 8.93 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 4 mi | 54.5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 8, 1969 | F3 | 20 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F3 | 17 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | 19 mi | 25 mi | 2 / 4 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 14 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 16 mi | 21.11 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 111, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jamestown
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Jamestown since 1957, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 4, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jamestown
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Xenia 6 SSE, OH, 9 miles west of Jamestown at 997 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February and September the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 43.4 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 104 nights a year. Snowfall averages 20.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 43.4 inches is more than at 93 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (72%). Jeffersonville, 9 miles east, has its own station (Washington Court House, OH): 41.0 inches a year, 2.4 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 23 | 3.4 | 7 | 7.3 |
| Feb | 42 | 25 | 2.7 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 52 | 34 | 3.7 | 8 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 65 | 44 | 4.6 | 9 | 0.5 |
| May | 73 | 54 | 4.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 62 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 65 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 63 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 56 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 46 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 53 | 36 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 42 | 28 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.8 |
| Year | 63 | 44 | 43.4 | 85 | 20.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Xenia 6 SSE, OH (997 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 Jamestown
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 130 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jamestown: 96 thunderstorm wind reports, 22 floods, 9 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $785,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on September 7, 2010. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 9. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 201 have had fewer than Jamestown.
April 9, 2001: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Jamestown — 1 killed.
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
Greene County, which includes Jamestown, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Greene County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind 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 $41.6 million a year, the 18th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $19.5 million (47%), 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 Jamestown
- Cedarville, OH9 mi
- Jeffersonville, OH9 mi
- Sabina, OH10 mi
- Xenia, OH10 mi
- Wilmington, OH12 mi
- Yellow Springs, OH14 mi
- Spring Valley, OH15 mi
- South Charleston, OH16 mi
- Washington Court House, OH18 mi
- Bellbrook, OH18 mi
- Waynesville, OH19 mi
- Fairborn, OH19 mi
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