NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Williamsport, 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 Williamsport, Ohio since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Williamsport
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Williamsport; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 51 miles away. The record near Williamsport begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 13 miles away. Of the 605 Ohio cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Williamsport. The highest rating among the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on October 13, 1999, came within 6 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on March 10, 1986, killed 1 person. Of the 82, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Williamsport has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 60% of the 605 Ohio cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 39 times since 1980, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 605 Ohio cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Williamsport.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Williamsport
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Williamsport: 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 Williamsport
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s16
- 2000s11
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s10
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1999 | F3 | 6 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F3 | 9 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F3 | 17 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 12 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | EF2 | 25 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | EF2 | 20 mi | 0.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF2 | 21 mi | 5.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 2006 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 14, 1990 | F2 | 17 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 16, 1971 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F2 | 8 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1963 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Williamsport
The Storm Prediction Center has 39 hail reports within 10 miles of Williamsport since 1980, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 21 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 11, 1980. The most recent report is from April 17, 2024. April has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Williamsport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Circleville, OH, 9 miles east of Williamsport at 675 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 23°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 41.1 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 19 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 110 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.1 inches is more than at 54 of the 129 Ohio stations used on this site (42%). New Holland, 8 miles west, has its own station (Washington Court House, OH): 41.0 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 84°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 23 | 2.9 | 7 | 6.7 |
| Feb | 42 | 25 | 2.5 | 6 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 52 | 33 | 3.3 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 66 | 42 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 65 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 57 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 45 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 54 | 35 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 43 | 28 | 3.1 | 7 | 2.0 |
| Year | 64 | 44 | 41.1 | 82 | 15.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Circleville, OH (675 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 Williamsport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 106 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Williamsport: 75 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 floods and 10 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $883,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on May 11, 2014. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 10. Of the 597 Ohio cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 231 have had fewer than Williamsport.
June 2, 2009: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Williamsport — 1 injured, $48,000 damage.
May 11, 2014: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Williamsport — $200,000 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
Pickaway County, which includes Williamsport, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 31, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pickaway County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, 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 $18.4 million a year, the 48th highest of 88 Ohio counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.4 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Williamsport
- New Holland, OH8 mi
- Circleville, OH9 mi
- Mount Sterling, OH12 mi
- Ashville, OH13 mi
- Commercial Point, OH13 mi
- Orient, OH14 mi
- Frankfort, OH14 mi
- Stoutsville, OH15 mi
- Kingston, OH15 mi
- Lockbourne, OH17 mi
- Washington Court House, OH18 mi
- Amanda, OH19 mi
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