NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kimbolton, 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
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Kimbolton, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 40 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 40
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Kimbolton
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Kimbolton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 60 miles away. The record near Kimbolton begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 45 miles away. None of the 6 systems has come since 2000. Kimbolton has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The strongest of the 40 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 8, 1969; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F2 on March 10, 1986, killed 1 person. Of the 40, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 14 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on May 7, 2024. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kimbolton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 58 times since 1980, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kimbolton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kimbolton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 29 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 60 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 Kimbolton: 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 Kimbolton
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s6
- 2000s1
- 1990s3
- 1980s6
- 1970s6
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1969 | F3 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 1 / 14 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Nov 12, 2003 | F2 | 20 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F2 | 15 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Aug 14, 1973 | F2 | 14 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 1971 | F2 | 10 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Sep 26, 1970 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 1968 | F2 | 7 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | 12 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 22, 1958 | F2 | 5 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 22, 1958 | F2 | 25 mi | 12.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 40, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kimbolton
The Storm Prediction Center has 58 hail reports within 10 miles of Kimbolton since 1980, made on 45 separate days. Of these, 36 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on May 25, 2019. The most recent report is from May 11, 2024. June has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kimbolton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cambridge, OH, 10 miles south of Kimbolton at 800 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 21°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 41.4 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 111 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.4 inches is more than at 59 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (46%). Newcomerstown, 9 miles north, has its own station (Coshocton Ag Rsch Stn, OH): 39.7 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 21 | 3.3 | 7 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 42 | 23 | 2.4 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 53 | 30 | 3.3 | 8 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 66 | 40 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 50 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 59 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 63 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 61 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 54 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 42 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 53 | 33 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 42 | 26 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.0 |
| Year | 64 | 42 | 41.4 | 85 | 17.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cambridge, OH (800 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 Kimbolton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 157 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kimbolton: 136 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 floods and 7 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $8.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 106 mph, on June 29, 2012. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 148 have had fewer than Kimbolton.
August 25, 1998: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Kimbolton — 3 injured, $400,000 damage.
January 5, 2005: flood 10 miles from the centre of Kimbolton — $6.0 million damage.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Kimbolton — $500,000 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
Guernsey County, which includes Kimbolton, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Guernsey County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.3 million a year, the 76th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.9 million (74%), 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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