NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Nashport, 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 Nashport, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 65 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 65
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Nashport
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Nashport; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 67 miles away. The record near Nashport begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 19 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 Nashport. The highest rating among the 65 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1985, came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on March 10, 1986, killed 1 person. Of the 65, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on June 5, 2024. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 66% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Nashport. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1985, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 95% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Nashport.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Nashport
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 67 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 Nashport: 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 Nashport
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s15
- 2000s2
- 1990s5
- 1980s9(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 11 mi | 29 mi | 1 / 20 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 13 mi | 89.6 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 19 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | EF2 | 4 mi | 1.25 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 21 mi | 14.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2011 | EF2 | 13 mi | 3.85 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF2 | 22 mi | 6.99 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F2 | 22 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 25, 1998 | F2 | 9 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F2 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F2 | 15 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1973 | F2 | 10 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 65, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Nashport
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Nashport since 1985, made on 20 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 25, 2013. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. June has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Nashport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Newark Wtr Wks, OH, 14 miles west of Nashport at 835 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 18°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 43.4 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 129 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 43.4 inches is more than at 93 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (72%). Dresden, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Coshocton Wpc Plt, OH): 43.7 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 18 | 3.2 | 7 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 40 | 20 | 2.6 | 6 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 50 | 27 | 3.6 | 8 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 63 | 37 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.1 |
| May | 73 | 48 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 57 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 61 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 59 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 40 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52 | 31 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 41 | 24 | 3.3 | 7 | 1.6 |
| Year | 62 | 39 | 43.4 | 85 | 15.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Newark Wtr Wks, OH (835 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 Nashport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 127 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Nashport: 111 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods and 5 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $980,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 8, 2024. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 265 have had fewer than Nashport.
May 31, 2026: flood 10 miles from the centre of Nashport — 1 killed.
July 30, 2019: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Nashport — $100,000 damage.
May 7, 2024: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Nashport — $100,000 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
Muskingum County, which includes Nashport, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). 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 Muskingum County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $29.4 million a year, the 24th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $23.6 million (80%), 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.