NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pandora, 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 Pandora, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 88 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 88
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
34 deaths in all
What the records show for Pandora
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Pandora; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 60 miles away. The record near Pandora 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 Pandora. The highest rating among the 88 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on November 10, 2002, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1953, killed 17 people. Of the 88, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Pandora has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 69% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1982, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pandora.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Pandora
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 21 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 Pandora: 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 Pandora
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s20
- 2000s11(2 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s5
- 1970s14(2 EF3+)
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 19 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 6 mi | 32.5 mi | 13 / 104 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F4 | 20 mi | 52.8 mi | 4 / 17 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 8 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 9 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 2 mi | 31.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1950 | F3 | 8 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 19 mi | 4.68 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 17 mi | 11.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 2010 | EF2 | 21 mi | 3.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2008 | EF2 | 25 mi | 8.31 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 2, 1983 | F2 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 88, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pandora
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Pandora since 1982, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 24 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently July 16, 2017. The most recent report is from March 14, 2024. July has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pandora
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pandora, OH, in Pandora at 770 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 38.7 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 124 nights a year. Snowfall averages 32.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.7 inches is more than at 28 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (22%). Mc Comb, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Hoytville 2 NE, OH): 36.1 inches a year, 2.6 less than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 19 | 2.6 | 6 | 10.6 |
| Feb | 37 | 22 | 2.2 | 5 | 8.3 |
| Mar | 48 | 30 | 2.6 | 6 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 61 | 40 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 62 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 54 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 44 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 50 | 34 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 38 | 25 | 2.6 | 6 | 6.5 |
| Year | 61 | 42 | 38.7 | 77 | 32.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pandora, OH (770 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 Pandora
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 107 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pandora: 101 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods and 2 flash floods. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on June 29, 2012.
May 18, 1997: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Pandora — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
March 10, 2009: flood 9 miles from the centre of Pandora — 1 killed.
July 29, 2002: thunderstorm wind in Pandora — $580,000 damage.
NWS: “Emergency management reported straight line winds destroyed 3 gym walls and portion of an elementary school wall under construction in Pandora. Walls were cinder block.”
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
Putnam County, which includes Pandora, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Putnam County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.9 million a year, the 59th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.4 million (68%), 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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