NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New Matamoras, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of New Matamoras, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Hugo in 1989. Since 1950, 14 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 14
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for New Matamoras
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed New Matamoras; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 12 miles away. The record near New Matamoras begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Hugo in 1989, a tropical storm 12 miles away. None of the 5 systems has come since 2000. New Matamoras has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The strongest of the 14 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on October 1, 1986; its path came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on June 27, 1998, killed 1 person. Of the 14, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on May 9, 2024. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 100% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than New Matamoras. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 17 times since 1989, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 99% have more hail reports within 10 miles than New Matamoras.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near New Matamoras
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 12 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 Matamoras: 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 Matamoras
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s4
- 1980s3(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1986 | F3 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 27, 1998 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.3 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 20 mi | 4.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 28, 1981 | F2 | 11 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 8 |
| May 9, 2024 | EF1 | 21 mi | 3.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 27, 2014 | EF1 | 13 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2000 | F1 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 30, 1996 | F1 | 13 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 4, 1986 | F1 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1969 | F1 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1950 | F1 | 22 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 14, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New Matamoras
The Storm Prediction Center has 17 hail reports within 10 miles of New Matamoras since 1989, made on 11 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently June 16, 2022. The most recent report is from June 16, 2022. June has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New Matamoras
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Newport, OH, 11 miles southwest of New Matamoras at 676 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 22°F. July is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and October and November the driest at 2.9 inches; the year adds up to 45.6 inches over 90 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 119 nights a year. Snowfall averages 23.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 45.6 inches is more than at 114 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (88%). Sistersville, WV, 8 miles east, has its own station (Middlebourne 3 ESE, WV): 47.3 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 22 | 3.5 | 8 | 8.9 |
| Feb | 43 | 23 | 3.2 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 53 | 30 | 4.0 | 8 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 66 | 40 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.1 |
| May | 74 | 50 | 4.7 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 62 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 55 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 43 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 54 | 33 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 44 | 27 | 3.6 | 8 | 3.6 |
| Year | 64 | 42 | 45.6 | 90 | 23.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Newport, OH (676 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 Matamoras
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 152 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New Matamoras: 80 floods, 53 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $4.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 15, 2018. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 18. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 393 have had fewer than New Matamoras.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of New Matamoras — 1 killed, $500,000 damage.
April 3, 2024: flood 2 miles from the centre of New Matamoras — 1 killed.
NWS: “3 feet the morning of the 5th. The river then receded below flood stage the next morning.”
May 25, 2019: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of New Matamoras — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Lightning is believed to be the cause of a fire at a natural gas condensate storage tank owned by Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. The million gallon tank was holding roughly 640,000 gallons of fuel, and took about 12 hours to extinguish.”
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 New Matamoras's ZIP code 45767 have filed 16 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1994, and were paid $122,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 44% 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 New Matamoras.
Washington County, which includes New Matamoras, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Washington County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.3 million a year, the 34th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.7 million (84%), 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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Cities near New Matamoras
- Sistersville, WV8 mi
- Saint Marys, WV11 mi
- Paden City, WV11 mi
- Middlebourne, WV13 mi
- Woodsfield, OH15 mi
- New Martinsville, WV17 mi
- Pennsboro, WV18 mi
- Marietta, OH19 mi
- Williamstown, WV20 mi
- Waverly, WV20 mi
- Lowell, OH21 mi
- West Union, WV24 mi
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