NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Liberty Center, 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 Liberty Center, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 67 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 67
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
48 deaths in all
What the records show for Liberty Center
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Liberty Center; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 31 miles away. The record near Liberty Center begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Liberty Center has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The highest rating among the 67 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 5, 2010, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 18 people. Of the 67, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on May 7, 2024. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 62% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Liberty Center. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 47 times since 1962, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Liberty Center.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Liberty Center
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 4 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 33 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 Liberty Center: 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 Liberty Center
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s19(1 EF3+)
- 2000s8(2 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s9(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 25 mi | 5.6 mi | 18 / 236 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 16 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF4 | 24 mi | 8.8 mi | 7 / 28 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F4 | 10 mi | 52.8 mi | 4 / 17 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 11 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 21 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF2 | 20 mi | 2.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 22 mi | 11.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 3 mi | 7.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 9 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 67, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Liberty Center
The Storm Prediction Center has 47 hail reports within 10 miles of Liberty Center since 1962, made on 35 separate days. Of these, 20 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on May 1, 2007. The most recent report is from August 27, 2024. June has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Liberty Center
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Napoleon, OH, 8 miles southwest of Liberty Center at 682 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 4.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 37.4 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 134 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 37.4 inches is more than at 17 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (13%). Grand Rapids, 7 miles east, has its own station (Toledo Express Airport, OH): 35.2 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 17 | 2.5 | 6 | 9.5 |
| Feb | 36 | 19 | 2.3 | 5 | 6.0 |
| Mar | 46 | 28 | 2.6 | 6 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 60 | 37 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 60 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 53 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 42 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49 | 32 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 37 | 24 | 2.5 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Year | 60 | 40 | 37.4 | 76 | 24.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Napoleon, OH (682 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 Liberty Center
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 139 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Liberty Center: 130 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 1, 2012.
June 18, 2014: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Liberty Center — 1 injured.
NWS: “Emergency management officials reported a tree was blown down near the intersection of County Road 424 and County Road 4A. The tree was reported to have landed on a car, but no further details were available.”
May 7, 2010: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Liberty Center — $300,000 damage.
June 29, 2015: flood 7 miles from the centre of Liberty Center — $250,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Liberty Center's ZIP code 43532 have filed 53 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $490,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1990: 11 claims (21% of all) and $36,000. 21% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 318 Ohio cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 202 have fewer than Liberty Center.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1990 | 11 | $36,000 |
Henry County, which includes Liberty Center, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Henry County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.4 million a year, the 60th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.6 million (71%), 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.