NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Northwood, 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 Northwood, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 70 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 70
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
47 deaths in all
What the records show for Northwood
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Northwood; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 37 miles away. The record near Northwood begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 53% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Northwood. The highest rating among the 70 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 5, 2010, came within 3 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 18 people. Of the 70, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 34 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 58% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Northwood. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 200 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Northwood has more hail reports within 10 miles than 97% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Northwood
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Northwood: 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 Northwood
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s16(1 EF3+)
- 2000s9
- 1990s12
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s3(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 7 mi | 5.6 mi | 18 / 236 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 23 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF4 | 3 mi | 8.8 mi | 7 / 28 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 12 mi | 5.4 mi | 4 / 18 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 13 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 20 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 7 mi | 3.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | in town | 11.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2010 | EF2 | 23 mi | 13.01 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 21 mi | 7.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 70, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Northwood
The Storm Prediction Center has 200 hail reports within 10 miles of Northwood since 1966, made on 95 separate days. Of these, 86 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently June 15, 2023. The most recent report is from July 26, 2023. May has the most reports, 54.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Northwood
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Toledo Metcalf Field, OH, 3 miles south of Northwood at 622 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 20°F. May and August are the wettest at 3.5 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 32.5 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 118 nights a year. That 32.5 inches is more than at 0 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (0%). Maumee, 10 miles west, has its own station (Toledo Express Airport, OH): 35.2 inches a year, 2.7 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 20 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Feb | 36 | 22 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Mar | 47 | 29 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Apr | 60 | 40 | 3.3 | 7 |
| May | 71 | 51 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Jul | 85 | 65 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Aug | 82 | 63 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 76 | 55 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Oct | 64 | 45 | 2.4 | 6 |
| Nov | 50 | 34 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 38 | 26 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Year | 60 | 43 | 32.5 | 67 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Toledo Metcalf Field, OH (622 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 Northwood
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 260 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Northwood: 250 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 2 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $22.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 2, 2019. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 110 have had fewer than Northwood.
October 13, 1999: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Northwood — 1 killed, $100,000 damage.
July 2, 2019: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Northwood — 1 killed, $5,000 damage.
May 9, 2000: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Northwood — 2 injured, $400,000 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 Northwood's ZIP code 43619 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $145,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 9% 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, 9 have fewer than Northwood.
Wood County, which includes Northwood, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wood County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $43.3 million a year, the 15th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $28.6 million (66%), 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.