NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit North Ridgeville, 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 North Ridgeville, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
40 deaths in all
What the records show for North Ridgeville
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed North Ridgeville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 65 miles away. The record near North Ridgeville begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 30 miles away. None of the 5 systems has come since 2000. North Ridgeville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The highest rating among the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 11, 1965, came within 7 miles. Of the 75, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 27 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on July 7, 2025. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than North Ridgeville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 122 times since 1962, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). North Ridgeville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 79% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near North Ridgeville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 22 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in North Ridgeville: 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 North Ridgeville
By decade
- 2020s15
- 2010s6
- 2000s6
- 1990s17(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 7 mi | 22 mi | 18 / 200 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 5 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 19 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F3 | 11 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Sep 29, 1966 | F3 | 24 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Aug 20, 1962 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 4 / 20 |
| May 21, 2001 | F2 | 20 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 13 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F2 | 9 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 13, 1975 | F2 | 14 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 1970 | F2 | 8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in North Ridgeville
The Storm Prediction Center has 122 hail reports within 10 miles of North Ridgeville since 1962, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 52 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on May 7, 2010. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 53.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in North Ridgeville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elyria 3 E, OH, 3 miles west of North Ridgeville at 730 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 22°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 19 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 115 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.9 inches is more than at 68 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (53%). Olmsted Falls, 5 miles east, has its own station (Cleveland, OH): 41.2 inches a year, 0.7 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 85°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Cleveland, OH, 22 miles northeast, averaged 75°F in August and 40°F in January and February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 22 | 2.8 | 8 | 12.9 | 40 |
| Feb | 40 | 23 | 2.4 | 7 | 10.2 | 40 |
| Mar | 49 | 30 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.6 | 42 |
| Apr | 63 | 40 | 3.8 | 8 | 1.9 | 49 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 | 57 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 66 |
| Jul | 85 | 65 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 74 |
| Aug | 83 | 63 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 75 |
| Sep | 77 | 56 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 72 |
| Oct | 65 | 46 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.0 | 64 |
| Nov | 52 | 36 | 3.0 | 8 | 2.2 | 54 |
| Dec | 41 | 27 | 3.1 | 8 | 8.8 | 42 |
| Year | 62 | 43 | 41.9 | 88 | 43.6 | 56 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elyria 3 E, OH (730 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Cleveland, OH, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 North Ridgeville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 338 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of North Ridgeville: 306 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 flash floods and 8 floods. They killed 3 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $69.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on November 5, 2017. May has had the most flash floods, 8 of 24. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 468 have had fewer than North Ridgeville.
July 24, 1999: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of North Ridgeville — 3 killed, $2,000 damage.
June 28, 2006: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of North Ridgeville — 1 injured, $8,000 damage.
May 12, 2014: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of North Ridgeville — $25.0 million damage.
NWS: “The City of North Ridgeville sustained significant and widespread damage from a flash flood on the evening of May 12th. An estimated 300 homes and 1,000 businesses sustained damage from the flood waters.”
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 North Ridgeville's ZIP code 44039 have filed 143 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late winter storms in 2011: 29 claims (20% of all) and $303,000. The year with the most claims was 2014, with 59. 22% 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, 283 have fewer than North Ridgeville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late winter storms2011 | 29 | $303,000 |
Lorain County, which includes North Ridgeville, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Lorain County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $65.9 million a year, the 10th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $42.7 million (65%), 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 North Ridgeville
- Avon, OH4 mi
- Olmsted Falls, OH5 mi
- North Olmsted, OH5 mi
- Elyria, OH6 mi
- Westlake, OH6 mi
- Columbia Station, OH6 mi
- Berea, OH7 mi
- Bay Village, OH8 mi
- Avon Lake, OH8 mi
- Sheffield Village, OH8 mi
- Grafton, OH8 mi
- Fairview Park, OH8 mi
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