NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sycamore, 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 Sycamore, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 70 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 70
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
42 deaths in all
What the records show for Sycamore
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Sycamore; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 19 miles away. The record near Sycamore begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 54 miles away. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 53% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Sycamore. The highest rating among the 70 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 11, 1965, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1953, killed 17 people. Of the 70, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on June 29, 2024. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 58% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Sycamore. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 23 times since 1962, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 98% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Sycamore.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sycamore
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 6 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 19 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 Sycamore: 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 Sycamore
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s9
- 2000s6(1 EF3+)
- 1990s7
- 1980s12
- 1970s17(3 EF3+)
- 1960s9(2 EF3+)
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 25 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 24 mi | 32.5 mi | 13 / 104 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 14 mi | 50.1 mi | 6 / 100 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 8 mi | 15 mi | 4 / 30 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 10 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 6 mi | 39.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F3 | 14 mi | 31.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 25 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 16 mi | 10.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF2 | 25 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF2 | 18 mi | 0.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 70, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sycamore
The Storm Prediction Center has 23 hail reports within 10 miles of Sycamore since 1962, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 13 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on March 14, 2024. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sycamore
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Upper Sandusky, OH, 11 miles southwest of Sycamore at 854 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 17°F. June is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 40.1 inches over 79 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 130 nights a year. That 40.1 inches is more than at 36 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (28%). Bloomville, 8 miles northeast, has its own station (Tiffin, OH): 38.6 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 17 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Feb | 37 | 19 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Mar | 47 | 27 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 61 | 37 | 4.2 | 9 |
| May | 72 | 49 | 4.5 | 9 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Sep | 77 | 52 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 51 | 31 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Dec | 38 | 23 | 2.6 | 7 |
| Year | 61 | 40 | 40.1 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Upper Sandusky, OH (854 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 Sycamore
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 65 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sycamore: 57 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $4.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on March 11, 2026.
July 21, 2019: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Sycamore — 1 killed, 1 injured, $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Spring Branch Run in Eden Township washed away portion of Township Highway 136/Route 36. A motorists drove into the flood waters and the vehicle was swept approximately 100 years to the west where a passenger perished.”
February 28, 2011: flood 7 miles from the centre of Sycamore — $1.5 million damage.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Sycamore — $800,000 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
Wyandot County, which includes Sycamore, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wyandot County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 79th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.6 million (54%), 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 Sycamore
- Bloomville, OH8 mi
- Nevada, OH10 mi
- Tiffin, OH12 mi
- Upper Sandusky, OH12 mi
- Carey, OH12 mi
- Bucyrus, OH13 mi
- Republic, OH15 mi
- Attica, OH16 mi
- Fostoria, OH20 mi
- Green Springs, OH21 mi
- Crestline, OH23 mi
- Willard, OH23 mi
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