NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Whitehouse, 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 Whitehouse, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 72 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 72
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
52 deaths in all
What the records show for Whitehouse
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Whitehouse; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 32 miles away. The record near Whitehouse begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 53% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Whitehouse. The highest rating among the 72 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on June 5, 2010, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 18 people. Of the 72, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on June 15, 2023. Of the 605 Ohio cities, 55% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Whitehouse. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 95 times since 1962, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Whitehouse has more hail reports within 10 miles than 66% of the 605 Ohio cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Whitehouse
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 27 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 Whitehouse: 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 Whitehouse
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s19(1 EF3+)
- 2000s10(1 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 15 mi | 5.6 mi | 18 / 236 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 19 mi | 118 mi | 17 / 379 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF4 | 14 mi | 8.8 mi | 7 / 28 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F4 | 18 mi | 52.8 mi | 4 / 17 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 22 mi | 5.4 mi | 4 / 18 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 11 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 25 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 20 mi | 3.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 13 mi | 11.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 4 mi | 7.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 23 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 72, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Whitehouse
The Storm Prediction Center has 95 hail reports within 10 miles of Whitehouse since 1962, made on 54 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 9, 2000. The most recent report is from June 19, 2024. May has the most reports, 30.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Whitehouse
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Toledo Express Airport, OH, 5 miles north of Whitehouse at 669 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 20°F. May is the wettest at 3.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 35.2 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 19 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 123 nights a year. Snowfall averages 37.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.2 inches is more than at 7 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (5%). Liberty Center, 10 miles southwest, has its own station (Napoleon, OH): 37.4 inches a year, 2.2 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 20 | 2.4 | 6 | 12.3 |
| Feb | 38 | 22 | 2.3 | 6 | 10.2 |
| Mar | 48 | 30 | 2.6 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Apr | 62 | 40 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.3 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 64 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 63 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 55 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 44 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 35 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 39 | 26 | 2.4 | 6 | 6.5 |
| Year | 62 | 43 | 35.2 | 74 | 37.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Toledo Express Airport, OH (669 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 Whitehouse
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 159 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Whitehouse: 150 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 floods, 2 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $6.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 9, 2008.
June 18, 2014: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Whitehouse — 1 injured.
July 2, 2008: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Whitehouse — $2.5 million damage.
March 12, 2015: flood 9 miles from the centre of Whitehouse — $1.3 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Whitehouse's ZIP code 43571 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $111,000 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 Whitehouse.
Lucas County, which includes Whitehouse, 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).
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