NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Somerville, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Somerville, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1915. Since 1950, 93 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 93
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Somerville
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Somerville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 24 miles away. The record near Somerville begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1915, a tropical storm 42 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 98% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Somerville. The strongest of the 93 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an F3 on August 9, 1969, killed 4 people. Of the 93, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 38 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Somerville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 47 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Somerville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Somerville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Somerville: 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 Somerville
By decade
- 2020s17
- 2010s13(1 EF3+)
- 2000s8
- 1990s12(2 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s18(3 EF3+)
- 1960s11(3 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 24 mi | 20.8 mi | 3 / 210 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 20 mi | 19.8 mi | 2 / 39 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF4 | 20 mi | 18.17 mi | 0 / 166 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 18 mi | 33 mi | 0 / 37 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F4 | 13 mi | 63.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F3 | 24 mi | 22.2 mi | 4 / 247 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 17 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 21 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 17 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 13 mi | 54.5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 4, 1990 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F2 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F2 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 93, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Somerville
The Storm Prediction Center has 47 hail reports within 10 miles of Somerville since 1968, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 23, 1968. The most recent report is from June 13, 2022. April has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Somerville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Eaton, OH, 12 miles north of Somerville at 1,002 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 43.1 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 126 nights a year. That 43.1 inches is more than at 87 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (67%). Oxford, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Fairfield, OH): 45.2 inches a year, 2.1 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 | 35 | 17 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Feb | 40 | 19 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Mar | 50 | 28 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Apr | 63 | 38 | 4.5 | 9 |
| May | 73 | 49 | 4.8 | 9 |
| Jun | 82 | 59 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 85 | 62 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Aug | 84 | 60 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Sep | 79 | 53 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 66 | 41 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Nov | 52 | 31 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Dec | 41 | 23 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Year | 62 | 40 | 43.1 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Eaton, OH (1,002 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 Somerville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 144 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Somerville: 114 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 floods, 12 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $2.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on January 5, 1997. March has had the most flash floods, 5 of 12. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 288 have had fewer than Somerville.
January 26, 2012: flood 7 miles from the centre of Somerville — 2 injured, $15,000 damage.
January 5, 1997: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Somerville — $1.0 million damage.
January 1, 2005: flood 8 miles from the centre of Somerville — $925,000 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 Somerville's ZIP code 45064 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $198,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 318 Ohio cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 40 have fewer than Somerville.
Butler County, which includes Somerville, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 3 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 Butler County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $119.7 million a year, the 4th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $62.3 million (52%), 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.
Cities near Somerville
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- Oxford, OH8 mi
- Trenton, OH10 mi
- Hamilton, OH11 mi
- Eaton, OH12 mi
- West Alexandria, OH12 mi
- Farmersville, OH13 mi
- Germantown, OH13 mi
- Middletown, OH14 mi
- Monroe, OH16 mi
- Fairfield, OH16 mi
- Liberty, IN17 mi
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