NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Tipp City, 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 Tipp City, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 123 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 123
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
38 deaths in all
What the records show for Tipp City
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Tipp City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 11 miles away. The record near Tipp City begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 75 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 Tipp City. The strongest of the 123 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 36 people. Of the 123, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 69 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 37. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2025. Tipp City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 109 times since 1956, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Tipp City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 73% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Tipp City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Tipp City: 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 Tipp City
By decade
- 2020s21(1 EF3+)
- 2010s42(3 EF3+)
- 2000s6(1 EF3+)
- 1990s12(1 EF3+)
- 1980s13
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s16(3 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 21 mi | 31.3 mi | 36 / 1150 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F4 | 22 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 100 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF4 | 12 mi | 18.17 mi | 0 / 166 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 16 mi | 41.34 mi | 1 / 39 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 13 mi | 9.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 5 mi | 10.49 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 20 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 21 |
| May 8, 1969 | F3 | 18 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | 23 mi | 20.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 21 mi | 21.11 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | EF2 | 2 mi | 13.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 123, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Tipp City
The Storm Prediction Center has 109 hail reports within 10 miles of Tipp City since 1956, made on 68 separate days. Of these, 55 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 9, 2001. The most recent report is from May 22, 2024. May has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Tipp City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dayton International Airport, OH, 4 miles southwest of Tipp City at 1,000 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 22°F. April and May are the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 41.6 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 110 nights a year. Snowfall averages 25.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.6 inches is more than at 63 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (49%). Troy, 6 miles north, has its own station (Piqua Wwtp, OH): 40.9 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 | 37 | 22 | 3.1 | 6 | 8.3 |
| Feb | 41 | 25 | 2.4 | 6 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 52 | 33 | 3.5 | 7 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.4 |
| May | 74 | 54 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 63 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 57 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 46 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 53 | 35 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 42 | 27 | 3.1 | 6 | 4.8 |
| Year | 63 | 45 | 41.6 | 79 | 25.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dayton International Airport, OH (1,000 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 Tipp City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 289 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Tipp City: 235 thunderstorm wind reports, 30 floods, 17 flash floods, 5 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $2.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 89 mph, on April 20, 2000. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 17. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 374 have had fewer than Tipp City.
May 25, 2026: flood 8 miles from the centre of Tipp City — 1 killed.
June 2, 2007: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Tipp City — 3 injured.
May 17, 2019: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Tipp City — 2 injured, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees were downed on the northwest side of Tipp City. Two people received minor injuries when a tree fell onto a house on Arapaho Trail.”
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 Tipp City's ZIP code 45371 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $121,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 318 Ohio cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 46 have fewer than Tipp City.
Miami County, which includes Tipp City, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Tornadoes, on May 2, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Miami County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low 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 $29.0 million a year, the 26th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.1 million (59%), 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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