NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Trenton, 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 Trenton, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1915. Since 1950, 101 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 101
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
50 deaths in all
What the records show for Trenton
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Trenton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 15 miles away. The record near Trenton begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1915, a tropical storm 51 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 98% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Trenton. The highest rating among the 101 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 24 miles. Of the 101, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 47 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Trenton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 85% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 86 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Trenton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Trenton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 15 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 Trenton: 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 Trenton
By decade
- 2020s24
- 2010s14(1 EF3+)
- 2000s9
- 1990s12(2 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s19(4 EF3+)
- 1960s9(4 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 24 mi | 31.3 mi | 36 / 1150 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 20 mi | 20.8 mi | 3 / 210 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F4 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 4 / 65 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 10 mi | 19.8 mi | 2 / 39 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF4 | 23 mi | 18.17 mi | 0 / 166 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 11 mi | 33 mi | 0 / 37 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F4 | 20 mi | 63.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F3 | 18 mi | 22.2 mi | 4 / 247 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F3 | 19 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 17 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 5 mi | 54.5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 8, 1969 | F3 | 22 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 4, 1990 | F2 | 5 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 101, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Trenton
The Storm Prediction Center has 86 hail reports within 10 miles of Trenton since 1968, made on 55 separate days. Of these, 48 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 30, 1990. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. June has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Trenton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hamilton Butler Co Regional Airport, OH, 9 miles south of Trenton at 634 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 22°F. April and May are the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 41.5 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 28 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 116 nights a year. That 41.5 inches is more than at 62 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (48%). Middletown, 6 miles northeast, has its own station (Franklin, OH): 42.4 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 22 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Feb | 44 | 23 | 2.4 | 6 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 67 | 42 | 4.6 | 8 |
| May | 75 | 52 | 4.6 | 9 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Jul | 87 | 64 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Aug | 86 | 62 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Sep | 80 | 54 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Oct | 68 | 42 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Nov | 55 | 32 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Dec | 44 | 26 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Year | 65 | 43 | 41.5 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hamilton Butler Co Regional Airport, OH (634 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 Trenton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 226 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Trenton: 165 thunderstorm wind reports, 34 flash floods, 20 floods, 6 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $3.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on January 5, 1997. June has had the most flash floods, 10 of 34. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 537 have had fewer than Trenton.
January 26, 2012: flood 5 miles from the centre of Trenton — 2 injured, $15,000 damage.
NWS: “A car was swept off a driveway bridge into Elk Creek, as Elk Creek had risen beyond its banks due to heavy rain.”
July 24, 1996: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Trenton — 2 injured, $4,000 damage.
January 5, 1997: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Trenton — $1.0 million 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
Butler County, which includes Trenton, 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.