NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stoutsville, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Stoutsville, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Stoutsville
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Stoutsville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 65 miles away. The record near Stoutsville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm directly overhead. None of the 5 systems has come since 2000. Stoutsville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The highest rating among the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on October 13, 1999, came within 8 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on March 10, 1986, killed 1 person. Of the 75, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Stoutsville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 45 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 80% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Stoutsville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Stoutsville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Stoutsville: 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 Stoutsville
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s18
- 2000s12
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1999 | F3 | 8 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F3 | 7 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 23 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | EF2 | 17 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF2 | 8 mi | 5.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF2 | 25 mi | 6.99 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 11, 2006 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1971 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1963 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1962 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 1958 | F2 | in town | 9 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stoutsville
The Storm Prediction Center has 45 hail reports within 10 miles of Stoutsville since 1966, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 24 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 11, 1980. The most recent report is from April 17, 2024. April and June have the most reports, 11 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stoutsville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Circleville, OH, 7 miles west of Stoutsville at 675 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 23°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 41.1 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 19 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 110 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.1 inches is more than at 54 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (42%). Amanda, 5 miles northeast, has its own station (Lancaster Fairfield Airport, OH): 40.4 inches a year, 0.7 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 23 | 2.9 | 7 | 6.7 |
| Feb | 42 | 25 | 2.5 | 6 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 52 | 33 | 3.3 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 66 | 42 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 65 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 57 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 45 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 54 | 35 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 43 | 28 | 3.1 | 7 | 2.0 |
| Year | 64 | 44 | 41.1 | 82 | 15.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Circleville, 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 Stoutsville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 131 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stoutsville: 87 thunderstorm wind reports, 28 floods and 16 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $901,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 27, 1997. July has had the most flash floods, 8 of 16. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 353 have had fewer than Stoutsville.
August 8, 2019: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Stoutsville — 1 injured, $9,000 damage.
July 27, 1997: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Stoutsville — $200,000 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
Fairfield County, which includes Stoutsville, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fairfield County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $39.0 million a year, the 19th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $26.6 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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Cities near Stoutsville
- Amanda, OH5 mi
- Circleville, OH6 mi
- Ashville, OH10 mi
- Kingston, OH10 mi
- Laurelville, OH11 mi
- Lancaster, OH14 mi
- Lithopolis, OH14 mi
- Rockbridge, OH14 mi
- Carroll, OH15 mi
- Williamsport, OH15 mi
- Sugar Grove, OH17 mi
- Commercial Point, OH17 mi
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