NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lagrange, 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 Lagrange, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 99 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 99
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
46 deaths in all
What the records show for Lagrange
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lagrange; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. The record near Lagrange begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 29 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 Lagrange. The highest rating among the 99 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 11, 1965, passed within a mile of the city centre. Of the 99, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on August 13, 2025. Lagrange has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 82% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 100 times since 1962, with stones up to 2.25 inches. Lagrange has more hail reports within 10 miles than 68% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lagrange
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 22 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 62 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 Lagrange: 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 Lagrange
By decade
- 2020s17
- 2010s12
- 2000s10
- 1990s19(1 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s20(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | in town | 22 mi | 18 / 200 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 13 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 25 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F3 | 7 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Aug 20, 1962 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 4 / 20 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 24 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF2 | 25 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 16 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F2 | 13 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 2 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 99, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lagrange
The Storm Prediction Center has 100 hail reports within 10 miles of Lagrange since 1962, made on 72 separate days. Of these, 52 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.25 inches, fell on March 28, 2020. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 33.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lagrange
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oberlin, OH, 5 miles west of Lagrange at 816 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 18°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 40.1 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 128 nights a year. Snowfall averages 47.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.1 inches is more than at 36 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (28%). Grafton, 4 miles east, has its own station (Elyria 3 E, OH): 41.9 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 18 | 2.9 | 7 | 14.4 |
| Feb | 37 | 20 | 2.4 | 7 | 12.4 |
| Mar | 46 | 28 | 2.9 | 8 | 8.4 |
| Apr | 59 | 38 | 3.7 | 8 | 1.9 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 3.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 58 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 62 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 60 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 52 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 42 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 39 | 24 | 2.7 | 7 | 8.5 |
| Year | 60 | 40 | 40.1 | 87 | 47.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Oberlin, OH (816 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 Lagrange
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 211 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lagrange: 192 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods and 7 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $34.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 11, 2008. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 288 have had fewer than Lagrange.
May 12, 2014: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Lagrange — $25.0 million damage.
August 20, 2005: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Lagrange — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “Severe thunderstorms tracked over the northern portions of Lorain County during the afternoon hours of the 20th. By late afternoon, another band of thunderstorms developed and tracked over this same area.”
November 5, 2017: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Lagrange — $1.1 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
Lorain County, which includes Lagrange, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lorain County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $65.9 million a year, the 10th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $42.7 million (65%), 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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