NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Trotwood, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Trotwood, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1915. Since 1950, 132 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 132
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
39 deaths in all
What the records show for Trotwood
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Trotwood; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 14 miles away. The record near Trotwood begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1915, a tropical storm 39 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Trotwood. The strongest of the 132 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 36 people. Of the 132, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 71 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 39. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2025. Trotwood has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 98% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 140 times since 1956, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Trotwood has more hail reports within 10 miles than 86% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Trotwood
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 14 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 Trotwood: 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 Trotwood
By decade
- 2020s24(1 EF3+)
- 2010s42(3 EF3+)
- 2000s5(1 EF3+)
- 1990s15(1 EF3+)
- 1980s13
- 1970s15(1 EF3+)
- 1960s13(3 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 18 mi | 31.3 mi | 36 / 1150 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F4 | 20 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 100 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF4 | in town | 18.17 mi | 0 / 166 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F4 | 17 mi | 63.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 23 mi | 41.34 mi | 1 / 39 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 11 mi | 9.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 12 mi | 10.49 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 18 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 21 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 23 mi | 54.5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 8, 1969 | F3 | 13 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 4, 1990 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | EF2 | 12 mi | 13.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 132, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Trotwood
The Storm Prediction Center has 140 hail reports within 10 miles of Trotwood since 1956, made on 89 separate days. Of these, 68 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 26, 2012. The most recent report is from April 29, 2025. June has the most reports, 41.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Trotwood
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dayton Mcd, OH, 7 miles southeast of Trotwood at 720 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 20°F. April is 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 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 39 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 107 nights a year. Snowfall averages 12.3 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%). Clayton, 4 miles northwest, has its own station (Dayton International Airport, OH): 41.6 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 86°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 20 | 3.2 | 7 | 6.9 |
| Feb | 40 | 23 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 51 | 31 | 3.5 | 8 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 64 | 41 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 62 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 66 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 64 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 44 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52 | 33 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 41 | 26 | 3.1 | 6 | 2.1 |
| Year | 63 | 43 | 41.6 | 80 | 12.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dayton Mcd, OH (720 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 Trotwood
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 340 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Trotwood: 263 thunderstorm wind reports, 43 floods, 29 flash floods, 4 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $1.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 87 mph, on March 28, 1997. March has had the most flash floods, 7 of 29. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 507 have had fewer than Trotwood.
April 29, 1996: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Trotwood — 1 killed, $300,000 damage.
May 25, 2026: flood 5 miles from the centre of Trotwood — 1 killed.
June 8, 2015: thunderstorm wind in Trotwood — 2 injured, $7,500 damage.
NWS: “A large tree was knocked down into a house.”
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 Trotwood's ZIP code 45426 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $101,000 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 Trotwood.
Montgomery County, which includes Trotwood, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Montgomery 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. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $119.2 million a year, the 5th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $79.6 million (67%), 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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