NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Toledo, 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 Toledo, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 70 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 70
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
30 deaths in all
What the records show for Toledo
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Toledo; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. The record near Toledo begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Toledo has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 46% of the 605 Ohio cities on this site. The highest rating among the 70 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 5, 2010, came within 8 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 18 people. Of the 70, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 58% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Toledo. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 216 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Toledo has more hail reports within 10 miles than 99% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Toledo
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 4 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Toledo: 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 Toledo
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s15(1 EF3+)
- 2000s8
- 1990s13
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8(2 EF3+)
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | in town | 5.6 mi | 18 / 236 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF4 | 8 mi | 8.8 mi | 7 / 28 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 8 mi | 5.4 mi | 4 / 18 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 22 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 10 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 5 mi | 3.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 7 mi | 11.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2010 | EF2 | 20 mi | 13.01 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 18 mi | 7.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 15 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 70, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Toledo
The Storm Prediction Center has 216 hail reports within 10 miles of Toledo since 1966, made on 101 separate days. Of these, 93 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently June 15, 2023. The most recent report is from June 15, 2023. June has the most reports, 55.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Toledo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Toledo Metcalf Field, OH, 9 miles southeast of Toledo at 622 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 20°F. May and August are the wettest at 3.5 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 32.5 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 118 nights a year. That 32.5 inches is more than at 0 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (0%). Lambertville, MI, 6 miles north, has its own station (Dundee, MI): 35.0 inches a year, 2.5 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 20 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Feb | 36 | 22 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Mar | 47 | 29 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Apr | 60 | 40 | 3.3 | 7 |
| May | 71 | 51 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Jul | 85 | 65 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Aug | 82 | 63 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 76 | 55 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Oct | 64 | 45 | 2.4 | 6 |
| Nov | 50 | 34 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 38 | 26 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Year | 60 | 43 | 32.5 | 67 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Toledo Metcalf Field, OH (622 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 Toledo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 302 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Toledo: 291 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 3 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $25.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 89 mph, on July 5, 2012. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 7. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 148 have had fewer than Toledo.
July 5, 2012: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Toledo — 1 killed, $750,000 damage.
October 13, 1999: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Toledo — 1 killed, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 to 55 mph toppled a crane hoisting a 5,000 pound bucket of concrete onto the roof a building in downtown Toledo. A 50 year old male worker on the roof was crushed by the falling bucket of concrete.”
July 2, 2019: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Toledo — 1 killed, $5,000 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 Toledo's 15 ZIP codes have filed 877 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $5.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1985: 64 claims (7% of all) and $121,000. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 149. 7% 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, 314 have fewer than Toledo.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1985 | 64 | $121,000 |
Lucas County, which includes Toledo, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 10 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 Lucas County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $111.3 million a year, the 6th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $71.5 million (64%), 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.