NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Minster, 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 Minster, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1915. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Minster
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Minster; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. The record near Minster begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1915, a tropical storm 5 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Minster. The strongest of the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 11, 1965; its path came within 3 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on March 14, 2024, killed 3 people. Of the 82, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2025. Minster has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 60% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1992, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 55% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Minster.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Minster
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 5 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 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Minster: 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 Minster
By decade
- 2020s21(2 EF3+)
- 2010s19(1 EF3+)
- 2000s10
- 1990s8
- 1980s7
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8(3 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 3 mi | 18.4 mi | 3 / 50 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 14 mi | 31.33 mi | 3 / 27 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 17 mi | 41.34 mi | 1 / 39 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 15 mi | 10.84 mi | 1 / 8 |
| May 24, 1971 | F3 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | 12 mi | 20.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 7, 2024 | EF2 | 6 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2024 | EF2 | 16 mi | 8.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | EF2 | 18 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 15 mi | 5.41 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 20 mi | 38.72 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Minster
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Minster since 1992, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently June 5, 2005. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. June has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Minster
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sidney 1 S, OH, 14 miles southeast of Minster at 940 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 18°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 41.8 inches over 82 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 134 nights a year. That 41.8 inches is more than at 66 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (51%). New Bremen, 4 miles north, has its own station (Celina 3 NE, OH): 40.1 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 18 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Feb | 39 | 20 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Mar | 49 | 28 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Apr | 62 | 38 | 4.1 | 9 |
| May | 73 | 49 | 4.1 | 9 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Aug | 83 | 60 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Sep | 78 | 53 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Oct | 65 | 42 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Nov | 51 | 32 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Dec | 40 | 24 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Year | 62 | 40 | 41.8 | 82 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sidney 1 S, OH (940 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 Minster
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 143 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Minster: 112 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 floods, 10 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on July 10, 2013. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 10. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 231 have had fewer than Minster.
July 4, 2003: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Minster — 2 killed, $5,000 damage.
June 10, 2020: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Minster — 1 injured, $2,000 damage.
NWS: “A large tree fell onto a person that was camping in Lake Loramie State Park.”
May 17, 2019: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Minster — $350,000 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 Minster's ZIP code 45865 have filed 16 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1996, and were paid $88,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 50% 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, 71 have fewer than Minster.
Auglaize County, which includes Minster, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Tornadoes, on May 2, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Auglaize 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 $14.8 million a year, the 55th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.9 million (60%), 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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