NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Millersport, 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 Millersport, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 80 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 80
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Millersport
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Millersport; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. The record near Millersport begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 6 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 Millersport. The highest rating among the 80 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1985, came within 20 miles. Of the 80, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 43 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Millersport has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 57% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 70 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 49% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Millersport.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Millersport
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 65 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 Millersport: 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 Millersport
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s22
- 2000s10
- 1990s7
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s9(2 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 20 mi | 29 mi | 1 / 20 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 4 mi | 89.6 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F3 | 18 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 11 mi | 14.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2011 | EF2 | 9 mi | 3.85 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF2 | 12 mi | 6.99 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 11, 2006 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F2 | 21 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 25, 1998 | F2 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F2 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 20 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1971 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 80, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Millersport
The Storm Prediction Center has 70 hail reports within 10 miles of Millersport since 1963, made on 52 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 23, 2000. The most recent report is from May 5, 2025. June and July have the most reports, 14 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Millersport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Newark Heath Airport, OH, 9 miles northeast of Millersport at 884 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 21°F. May and June are the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 38.8 inches over 81 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 122 nights a year. That 38.8 inches is more than at 30 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (23%). Baltimore, 5 miles southwest, has its own station (Lancaster Fairfield Airport, OH): 40.4 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 21 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Feb | 42 | 23 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Mar | 52 | 31 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Apr | 65 | 41 | 3.8 | 8 |
| May | 75 | 51 | 4.1 | 9 |
| Jun | 83 | 60 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Jul | 86 | 63 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Aug | 84 | 61 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Sep | 79 | 53 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Oct | 67 | 42 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 54 | 33 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Dec | 43 | 27 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Year | 64 | 42 | 38.8 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Newark Heath Airport, OH (884 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 Millersport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 209 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Millersport: 163 thunderstorm wind reports, 29 floods, 15 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $3.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 102 mph, on April 20, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 10 of 15. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 339 have had fewer than Millersport.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Millersport — 1 killed, $1.0 million damage.
March 20, 2020: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Millersport — $900,000 damage.
April 20, 2011: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Millersport — $175,000 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 Millersport's ZIP code 43046 have filed 79 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $265,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1997, with 20. 5% 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, 251 have fewer than Millersport.
Fairfield County, which includes Millersport, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Fairfield County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $39.0 million a year, the 19th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $26.6 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.