Holmes County, Ohio
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1962 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
12
Tornado reports
92
Hail reports
43
Floods since 1996
469
All events
0
Deaths
$40.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Holmes County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 12 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began late in the afternoon of September 14th and then continued through much of the evening. Wind gusts were estimated to be as much as 60 mph. Damage in the county was extensive with thousands of trees and many utility po…
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms affected Holmes County County during the late evening hours of August 20th and early morning hours of August 21st. Rainfall totals from across the county included: 4.30 inches at Nashville; 3.74 inches at Millersburg; 3.08 inches at Holmesville …
Heavy thunderstorm rains fell on the northwestern corner of Holmes County during the late afternoon and early evening hours of July 10th. Rainfall rates with these storms were in excess of three inches per hour. Automated gages measured storm totals of 6.52 inches in Nashville an…
Another round of heavy rain producing thunderstorms moved across Holmes County late on June 16th and early on the 17th. Spotters near Berlin measured two inches of rain between 11 p.m. and midnight with storm totals of four to five inches. This rain combined with ground already s…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees downed in southeastern Holmes County. Location estimated.
Hail Hail
Hail up to ping pong ball-size in Millersburg.
Hail Hail
Hail up to penny-size about five-miles northeast of Millersburg.
Hail Hail
Hail up to quarter-size about 1.6-miles WNW of Berlin.
Hail Hail
Hail up to half dollar-size in Glenmont.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Township Road 510 washed out due to flash flooding. Radar estimated 2 to 2.5 inches of rainfall in about 45 minutes, which equates to about a 75 year recurrence interval.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 105-mph impacted the Lake Buckhorn community and vicinity. It began just west of the intersection of Susten Drive and Geneva Drive. The tornado then moved northeastward across Mullheim Drive and W Buckhorn Drive and through the Lake Buc…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed trees blocked Holmes County Roads 330 and 51, about three-miles southwest of Shreve.
Hail Hail
Hail up to quarter-size in Charm.
Hail Hail
Hail up to quarter-size in Berlin.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed tree and tree limbs damaged a house's roof in the Lake Buckhorn community several miles SSE of Millersburg.
Hail Hail
Hail up to quarter-size near the intersection of County Roads 320 and 333, about three-miles southwest of Holmesville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several tree limbs downed in Millersburg. This straight-line convective wind damage was generated by outflow-dominant thunderstorms well to the north.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Two trees downed along Township Roads 25 and 29, about 0.40-miles SSE of Glenmont.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed in Big Prairie.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed along Township Road 222, about two-miles NNW of Glenmont.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed in Millersburg.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed in Killbuck.
Hail Hail
Hail up to quarter-size at Black Diamond Golf Course about four-miles SSE of Millersburg.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF0 tornado with estimated peak winds of 70 mph occurred on the southeastern outskirts of Nashville. This tornado began along Township Road 501, just south of OH-39 and ended just northeast of the intersection of Township Roads 51 and 259. As the tornado tracked southeastward,…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed in Nashville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed about four-miles north of Nashville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree downed four-miles NNW of Nashville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees downed in Glenmont.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees downed in Millersburg.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Partial roof removal at residence at intersection of OH-241 and County Road 77 about 1.5-miles north of Mt. Hope.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 1 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain c…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until late in the evening December 25th. A minimum wind chill of -34F was reported at 11:55 AM December 23rd at Holmes County Regional Airport. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several small trees downed in southwestern Holmes County, just east of Brinkhaven.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
After the tornado entered Holmes County, it continued moving east-southeastward and dissipated soon thereafter in a farm field just south of Centerville Road, about two-miles ESE of Shreve. Estimated peak tornadic winds were 105 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees downed in northeastern Holmes County, NNE of Mt. Hope.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several large trees downed about three-miles NNW of Killbuck. One damaged a deck and another crushed a car.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees downed about one-mile southwest of Millersburg.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Substantial tree damage at Skyview Ranch Christian Camp, about two-miles northeast of Millersburg. Numerous trees downed. Some crushed cars, damaged buildings, and blocked the only two ways into and out of camp.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees uprooted and metal roof blown-off building in Berlin.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Extensive damage to trees and power poles in Holmesville. Trees fell onto several homes, but there were no reports of structural damage.
Hail Hail
Penny-size hail in Glenmont.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A prolonged winter storm occurred February 3rd and 4th, 2022 as multiple waves of low pressure tracked along a slow moving cold front. Rain changed to a mix of mainly sleet and some freezing rain during the early morning hours of February 3rd as temperatures fell below freezing. …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow began during the evening hours of January 16, quickly increasing in intensity during the overnight hours. Many locations woke up to a foot or more of snow on the morning of January 17, causing impassable roads across the area. Total snowfall for the event in Holmes County ra…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and wires downed in Glenmont and about three-miles west of Killbuck.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees down about one-mile southwest of Glenmont.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 | 24 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 19 | 2 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 1 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 20 | 0 |
| 2003 | 20 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 1 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | 6 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
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