NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Oakwood, 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 Oakwood, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
21 deaths in all
What the records show for Oakwood
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Oakwood; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 38 miles away. The record near Oakwood 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 Oakwood. The highest rating among the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on November 10, 2002, came within 4 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 13 people. Of the 90, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 49 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Oakwood has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 71% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1972, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 95% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Oakwood.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Oakwood
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Oakwood: 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 Oakwood
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s26(1 EF3+)
- 2000s11(2 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s9
- 1970s15(3 EF3+)
- 1960s5(2 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 23 mi | 32.5 mi | 13 / 104 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F4 | 4 mi | 52.8 mi | 4 / 17 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 23 mi | 52.5 mi | 4 / 125 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF3 | 24 mi | 5.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 15 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 1 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 20 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 24 mi | 31.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 6 mi | 4.68 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF2 | 15 mi | 2.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF2 | 16 mi | 4.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 8 mi | 11.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Oakwood
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Oakwood since 1972, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 19 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on May 28, 2019, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Oakwood
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Paulding, OH, 11 miles west of Oakwood at 725 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 36.9 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. Snowfall averages 23.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 36.9 inches is more than at 15 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (12%). Continental, 7 miles east, has its own station (Defiance, OH): 38.0 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 17 | 2.4 | 6 | 7.3 |
| Feb | 36 | 19 | 2.0 | 5 | 7.5 |
| Mar | 47 | 27 | 2.6 | 6 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 61 | 37 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.1 |
| May | 72 | 49 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 62 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 60 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 53 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 42 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 32 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 38 | 23 | 2.3 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Year | 61 | 40 | 36.9 | 75 | 23.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Paulding, OH (725 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 Oakwood
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 67 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Oakwood: 62 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods and 2 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $368,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on June 13, 2004.
June 5, 2005: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Oakwood — 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
August 6, 2000: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Oakwood — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
June 12, 2013: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Oakwood — 1 injured.
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 Oakwood's ZIP code 45873 have filed 18 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $96,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 11% 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, 86 have fewer than Oakwood.
Paulding County, which includes Oakwood, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Paulding County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.3 million a year, the 80th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.1 million (62%), 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 Oakwood
- Continental, OH7 mi
- Cloverdale, OH8 mi
- Paulding, OH9 mi
- Defiance, OH13 mi
- Fort Jennings, OH14 mi
- Holgate, OH16 mi
- Payne, OH18 mi
- Delphos, OH19 mi
- Antwerp, OH19 mi
- Van Wert, OH19 mi
- Ottawa, OH19 mi
- Leipsic, OH21 mi
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