NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Warsaw, 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 Warsaw, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 58 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 58
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Warsaw
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Warsaw; the strongest was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 17 miles away. The record near Warsaw begins with Hugo in 1989; the most recent system was Opal in 1995. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 98% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Warsaw. The strongest of the 58 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 31, 1985; its path came within 9 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 58, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 25 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on June 9, 2025. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 74% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Warsaw. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 35 times since 1962, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Warsaw.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Warsaw
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Warsaw: 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 Warsaw
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s6
- 2000s5
- 1990s8
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8
- 1960s3
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 9 mi | 29 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | EF2 | 15 mi | 1.25 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jun 22, 2006 | F2 | 24 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F2 | 23 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 25, 1998 | F2 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 1982 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F2 | 20 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F2 | 10 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F2 | 20 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 14, 1973 | F2 | 23 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1973 | F2 | 15 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 26, 1970 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 58, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Warsaw
The Storm Prediction Center has 35 hail reports within 10 miles of Warsaw since 1962, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 18 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 12, 2013. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. June has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Warsaw
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Coshocton Wpc Plt, OH, 11 miles southeast of Warsaw at 760 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 20°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 43.7 inches over 86 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 123 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 43.7 inches is more than at 96 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (74%). Killbuck, 11 miles north, has its own station (Millersburg, OH): 40.8 inches a year, 2.9 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 20 | 3.2 | 7 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 40 | 22 | 2.6 | 6 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 50 | 30 | 3.7 | 7 | 2.9 |
| Apr | 63 | 39 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.2 |
| May | 73 | 50 | 4.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 58 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 62 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 53 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 42 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52 | 32 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 41 | 25 | 3.2 | 7 | 3.0 |
| Year | 62 | 41 | 43.7 | 86 | 15.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Coshocton Wpc Plt, OH (760 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 Warsaw
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 121 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Warsaw: 100 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 8 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $4.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on July 7, 2003. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 288 have had fewer than Warsaw.
August 10, 2016: lightning strike in Warsaw — 1 killed.
NWS: “Local media reported a 9 year old boy was struck by lightning and later died. The boy was outside attempting to bring horses into a barn when he was struck.”
January 3, 2005: flood 7 miles from the centre of Warsaw — $3.4 million damage.
July 22, 2017: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Warsaw — $125,000 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
Coshocton County, which includes Warsaw, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Coshocton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.6 million a year, the 73rd highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.8 million (74%), 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.
Cities near Warsaw
- Coshocton, OH10 mi
- Killbuck, OH11 mi
- Frazeysburg, OH14 mi
- Dresden, OH14 mi
- Danville, OH15 mi
- Fresno, OH15 mi
- Howard, OH15 mi
- Gambier, OH16 mi
- West Lafayette, OH17 mi
- Millersburg, OH17 mi
- Baltic, OH19 mi
- Nashport, OH20 mi
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