NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New Holland, 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 New Holland, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 76 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 76
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for New Holland
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed New Holland; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 44 miles away. The record near New Holland begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 19 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than New Holland. The highest rating among the 76 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on October 13, 1999, came within 13 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on April 25, 1961, killed 2 people. Of the 76, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. New Holland has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 45 times since 1969, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 80% have more hail reports within 10 miles than New Holland.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near New Holland
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 59 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 New Holland: 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 New Holland
By decade
- 2020s15
- 2010s17
- 2000s9
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1999 | F3 | 13 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F3 | 17 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F3 | 8 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | 19 mi | 25 mi | 2 / 4 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 8 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | EF2 | 15 mi | 0.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 2006 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 14, 1990 | F2 | 9 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 24 mi | 15.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F2 | 5 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 1970 | F2 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1963 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 76, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New Holland
The Storm Prediction Center has 45 hail reports within 10 miles of New Holland since 1969, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently June 21, 2008. The most recent report is from April 8, 2020. April has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New Holland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Washington Court House, OH, 9 miles west of New Holland at 957 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 20°F. May is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 41.0 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 115 nights a year. Snowfall averages 18.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.0 inches is more than at 53 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (41%). Williamsport, 8 miles east, has its own station (Circleville, OH): 41.1 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 86°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 20 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.9 |
| Feb | 40 | 22 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Mar | 50 | 30 | 3.8 | 8 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 64 | 40 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.3 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 54 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 42 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 52 | 32 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 41 | 25 | 3.2 | 7 | 2.7 |
| Year | 62 | 41 | 41.0 | 83 | 18.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Washington Court House, OH (957 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 New Holland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 128 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New Holland: 102 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 floods and 11 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $672,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 9, 2001. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 11. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 265 have had fewer than New Holland.
October 13, 1999: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of New Holland — 2 injured, $50,000 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
Fayette County, which includes New Holland, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 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 Fayette County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.5 million a year, the 75th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.8 million (61%), 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.
Cities near New Holland
- Williamsport, OH8 mi
- Washington Court House, OH9 mi
- Mount Sterling, OH11 mi
- Frankfort, OH12 mi
- Greenfield, OH16 mi
- Orient, OH17 mi
- Circleville, OH17 mi
- Jeffersonville, OH18 mi
- Commercial Point, OH18 mi
- Ashville, OH20 mi
- Sabina, OH21 mi
- Leesburg, OH21 mi
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