NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Milford, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Milford, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 113 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 113
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Milford
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Milford; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. The record near Milford begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 56 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Milford. The strongest of the 113 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an F4 on April 9, 1999, killed 4 people. Of the 113, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 58 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 23 each. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Milford has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 92% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 139 times since 1960, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Milford has more hail reports within 10 miles than 85% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Milford
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 57 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 Milford: 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 Milford
By decade
- 2020s28
- 2010s19(1 EF3+)
- 2000s11
- 1990s14(3 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s19(3 EF3+)
- 1960s10(3 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 21 mi | 20.8 mi | 3 / 210 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F4 | 7 mi | 10 mi | 4 / 65 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 11 mi | 19.8 mi | 2 / 39 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | 4 mi | 24.1 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 13 mi | 33 mi | 0 / 37 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F3 | 1 mi | 22.2 mi | 4 / 247 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | 21 mi | 20.41 mi | 3 / 13 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F3 | 22 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 17 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 19 mi | 54.5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | 16 mi | 25 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 4, 1990 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 113, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Milford
The Storm Prediction Center has 139 hail reports within 10 miles of Milford since 1960, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 66 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 8, 2020. The most recent report is from April 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 38.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Milford
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cincinnati Lunken Airport, OH, 10 miles southwest of Milford at 490 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 24°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 43.5 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 102 nights a year. That 43.5 inches is more than at 95 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (74%). Maineville, 10 miles north, has its own station (Hamilton Butler Co Regional Airport, OH): 41.5 inches a year, 2.0 less than here, and the same July average high, 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 24 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Feb | 45 | 26 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Mar | 55 | 33 | 3.9 | 8 |
| Apr | 67 | 43 | 4.4 | 8 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 4.7 | 9 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Aug | 86 | 64 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Sep | 80 | 56 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 68 | 44 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Nov | 55 | 34 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Dec | 45 | 28 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Year | 65 | 44 | 43.5 | 80 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cincinnati Lunken Airport, OH (490 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 Milford
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 419 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Milford: 316 thunderstorm wind reports, 55 flash floods, 40 floods, 6 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $1.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 8, 2020. June has had the most flash floods, 25 of 55. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 584 have had fewer than Milford.
March 23, 2011: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Milford — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
August 30, 2024: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Milford — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
August 10, 2018: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Milford — 1 injured, $500 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 Milford's ZIP code 45150 have filed 19 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $455,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 16% 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, 96 have fewer than Milford.
Clermont County, which includes Milford, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Landslides, on October 2, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clermont County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $46.5 million a year, the 13th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $25.6 million (55%), 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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