NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Leipsic, 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 Leipsic, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 85 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 85
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
35 deaths in all
What the records show for Leipsic
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Leipsic; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 50 miles away. The record near Leipsic 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 Leipsic. The highest rating among the 85 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on November 10, 2002, came within 10 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1953, killed 17 people. Of the 85, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Leipsic has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 39 times since 1984, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Leipsic.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Leipsic
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 27 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 Leipsic: 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 Leipsic
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s19
- 2000s12(2 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s7(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14(3 EF3+)
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 9 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 17 mi | 32.5 mi | 13 / 104 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F4 | 10 mi | 52.8 mi | 4 / 17 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 17 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 1 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 20 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 2 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 13 mi | 31.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1950 | F3 | 20 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 15 mi | 4.68 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF2 | 24 mi | 2.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 13 mi | 11.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 85, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Leipsic
The Storm Prediction Center has 39 hail reports within 10 miles of Leipsic since 1984, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 19 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on May 7, 2010. The most recent report is from October 23, 2020. May has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Leipsic
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pandora, OH, 12 miles south of Leipsic at 770 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 38.7 inches over 77 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 124 nights a year. Snowfall averages 32.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.7 inches is more than at 28 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (22%). Deshler, 8 miles northeast, has its own station (Hoytville 2 NE, OH): 36.1 inches a year, 2.6 less than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 19 | 2.6 | 6 | 10.6 |
| Feb | 37 | 22 | 2.2 | 5 | 8.3 |
| Mar | 48 | 30 | 2.6 | 6 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 61 | 40 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 62 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 54 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 44 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 50 | 34 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 38 | 25 | 2.6 | 6 | 6.5 |
| Year | 61 | 42 | 38.7 | 77 | 32.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pandora, OH (770 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 Leipsic
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 84 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Leipsic: 80 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 2 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $6.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on June 29, 2012.
May 18, 1997: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Leipsic — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
March 10, 2009: flood 7 miles from the centre of Leipsic — 1 killed.
July 21, 1998: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Leipsic — 1 injured, $250,000 damage.
NWS: “ONE MAN ENDED UP PARALYZED WHEN A LARGE TREE LIMB FELL ONTO HIS CAR. COUNTLESS LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.”
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
Putnam County, which includes Leipsic, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Putnam County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.9 million a year, the 59th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.4 million (68%), 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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