NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pemberville, 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 Pemberville, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 73 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 73
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
49 deaths in all
What the records show for Pemberville
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Pemberville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 48 miles away. The record near Pemberville 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 Pemberville. The highest rating among the 73 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 5, 2010, came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 18 people. Of the 73, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 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, 53% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Pemberville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 68 times since 1966, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 53% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pemberville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Pemberville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 8 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 Pemberville: 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 Pemberville
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s17(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14
- 1990s8
- 1980s9(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 20 mi | 5.6 mi | 18 / 236 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 9 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF4 | 11 mi | 8.8 mi | 7 / 28 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 12 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 18 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 21 mi | 3.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 11 mi | 11.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 23 mi | 7.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2008 | EF2 | 19 mi | 8.31 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F2 | 15 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 10 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 73, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pemberville
The Storm Prediction Center has 68 hail reports within 10 miles of Pemberville since 1966, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 7 days, most recently August 1, 2011. The most recent report is from June 1, 2019. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pemberville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bowling Green Wwtp, OH, 7 miles west of Pemberville at 675 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 4.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 35.2 inches over 74 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 127 nights a year. Snowfall averages 21.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.2 inches is more than at 7 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (5%). Woodville, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Toledo Metcalf Field, OH): 32.5 inches a year, 2.7 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 19 | 2.3 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 36 | 21 | 2.0 | 5 | 6.1 |
| Mar | 46 | 29 | 2.2 | 6 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 60 | 39 | 3.4 | 8 | 0.5 |
| May | 71 | 50 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 62 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 54 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 44 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 2.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 38 | 25 | 2.3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Year | 60 | 42 | 35.2 | 74 | 21.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bowling Green Wwtp, OH (675 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 Pemberville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 131 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pemberville: 121 thunderstorm wind reports and 10 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $11.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 21, 2006.
July 10, 2013: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Pemberville — $3.4 million damage.
NWS: “A line of thunderstorms producing winds in excess of 70 mph raced east across Seneca County causing significant damage. Thousands of trees and limbs were downed across the county and large swaths of corn were flattened in fields.”
July 8, 2003: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Pemberville — $2.5 million damage.
June 21, 2006: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Pemberville — $2.0 million 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 Pemberville's ZIP code 43450 have filed 40 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $404,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 5% 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, 180 have fewer than Pemberville.
Wood County, which includes Pemberville, 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.