NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Powhatan Point, 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
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Powhatan Point, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isabel in 2003. Since 1950, 20 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 20
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Powhatan Point
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Powhatan Point; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 51 mph winds when its centre passed 28 miles away. The record near Powhatan Point begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Isabel in 2003, a tropical storm 55 miles away. Of the 6 systems, one has come since 2000. Powhatan Point has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The highest rating among the 20 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 4 times; the most recent, on February 28, 2024, came within 14 miles. Of the 20, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 4. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 98% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Powhatan Point. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 36 times since 1983, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Powhatan Point.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Powhatan Point
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | IsabelSep 19 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 29 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Powhatan Point: 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 Powhatan Point
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s2
- 2000s2
- 1990s4
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 14 mi | 4.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | EF2 | 19 mi | 1.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | EF2 | 23 mi | 2.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 1954 | F2 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | EF1 | 18 mi | 1.59 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | EF1 | 13 mi | 7.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | EF1 | 21 mi | 0.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | EF1 | 18 mi | 2.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 2, 2018 | EF1 | 23 mi | 1.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F1 | 10 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2000 | F1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 9, 1998 | F1 | 4 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 20, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Powhatan Point
The Storm Prediction Center has 36 hail reports within 10 miles of Powhatan Point since 1983, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 19 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on May 24, 1998. The most recent report is from May 11, 2024. May and June have the most reports, 8 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Powhatan Point
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Moundsville, WV, 5 miles northeast of Powhatan Point at 620 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 20°F. June is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 46.2 inches over 92 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 22 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 113 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 46.2 inches is more than at 116 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (90%). Bellaire, 11 miles north, has its own station (Wheeling, WV): 41.9 inches a year, 4.3 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 20 | 3.8 | 8 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 43 | 21 | 3.1 | 7 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 52 | 29 | 3.9 | 8 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 65 | 38 | 3.7 | 9 | 0.1 |
| May | 75 | 49 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 58 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 62 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 61 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 53 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 42 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 54 | 31 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 44 | 25 | 3.7 | 8 | 2.5 |
| Year | 64 | 41 | 46.2 | 92 | 15.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Moundsville, WV (620 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 Powhatan Point
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 182 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Powhatan Point: 122 thunderstorm wind reports, 30 floods, 29 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $9.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on February 28, 2024. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 507 have had fewer than Powhatan Point.
April 9, 1999: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Powhatan Point — 1 injured, $3,000 damage.
April 2, 2024: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Powhatan Point — $3.6 million damage.
July 29, 2017: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Powhatan Point — $3.0 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 Powhatan Point's ZIP code 43942 have filed 106 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $1.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Tropical Storm Ivan in 2004: 35 claims (33% of all) and $863,000, then Flooding in 1996 with 22. 58% 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, 271 have fewer than Powhatan Point.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Ivan2004 | 35 | $863,000 |
| Flooding1996 | 22 | $77,000 |
Belmont County, which includes Powhatan Point, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 7 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 Belmont County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $29.2 million a year, the 25th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $24.8 million (85%), 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 Powhatan Point
- Moundsville, WV6 mi
- Jacobsburg, OH6 mi
- Glen Dale, WV7 mi
- Shadyside, OH8 mi
- Bellaire, OH11 mi
- Bridgeport, OH15 mi
- New Martinsville, WV15 mi
- Belmont, OH15 mi
- Wheeling, WV16 mi
- Saint Clairsville, OH16 mi
- Woodsfield, OH17 mi
- Bethesda, OH17 mi
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