NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Maineville, 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 Maineville, 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
53 deaths in all
What the records show for Maineville
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Maineville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre crossed the city. The record near Maineville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 60 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 Maineville. The highest rating among the 111 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 24 miles. Of the 111, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 60 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Maineville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 90% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 155 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Maineville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 90% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Maineville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 60 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 | overhead | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 66 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 Maineville: 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 Maineville
By decade
- 2020s30
- 2010s16
- 2000s14
- 1990s15(2 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s18(4 EF3+)
- 1960s5(3 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 24 mi | 31.3 mi | 36 / 1150 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 22 mi | 20.8 mi | 3 / 210 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F4 | 2 mi | 10 mi | 4 / 65 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 6 mi | 19.8 mi | 2 / 39 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | 12 mi | 24.1 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 5 mi | 33 mi | 0 / 37 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F3 | 11 mi | 22.2 mi | 4 / 247 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 17 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 10 mi | 54.5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | 13 mi | 25 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 4, 1990 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | EF2 | 6 mi | 4.81 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 111, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Maineville
The Storm Prediction Center has 155 hail reports within 10 miles of Maineville since 1960, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 79 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 3, 1974. The most recent report is from June 28, 2025. April has the most reports, 46.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Maineville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hamilton Butler Co Regional Airport, OH, 15 miles west of Maineville at 634 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 22°F. April and May are the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 41.5 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 28 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 116 nights a year. That 41.5 inches is more than at 62 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (48%). South Lebanon, 4 miles northeast, has its own station (Franklin, OH): 42.4 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 22 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Feb | 44 | 23 | 2.4 | 6 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 67 | 42 | 4.6 | 8 |
| May | 75 | 52 | 4.6 | 9 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Jul | 87 | 64 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Aug | 86 | 62 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Sep | 80 | 54 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Oct | 68 | 42 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Nov | 55 | 32 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Dec | 44 | 26 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Year | 65 | 43 | 41.5 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hamilton Butler Co Regional Airport, OH (634 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 Maineville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 422 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Maineville: 287 thunderstorm wind reports, 67 floods, 56 flash floods, 11 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $6.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on September 27, 2003. July has had the most flash floods, 16 of 56. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 585 have had fewer than Maineville.
September 4, 2011: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Maineville — 1 killed, 1 injured.
January 1, 2016: heavy rain event 7 miles from the centre of Maineville — 1 killed.
May 25, 2006: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Maineville — 1 injured, $20,000 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
Warren County, which includes Maineville, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 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 Warren County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $61.8 million a year, the 11th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $38.7 million (63%), 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.