Has a hurricane ever hit Ohio?
Not in this record: no storm has passed within 50 miles of Ohio at hurricane strength. 62 tropical systems or their remnants came within 100 miles. The latest, Debby in 2024, came within 88 miles as a post-tropical system. Beryl in 2024 crossed the area, as a post-tropical system.
By decade
Tropical systems within 100 miles of Ohio by decade
Every storm
| Debby | 2024 | 88.3 | Post-tropical |
| Beryl | 2024 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Ida | 2021 | 68.2 | Tropical depression |
| Fred | 2021 | 13.0 | Remnant low |
| Laura | 2020 | 47.4 | Remnant low |
| Bertha | 2020 | 8.3 | Post-tropical |
| Florence | 2018 | 0.9 | Post-tropical |
| Alberto | 2018 | 49.9 | Tropical depression |
| Nate | 2017 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Harvey | 2017 | 49.8 | Post-tropical |
| Cindy | 2017 | 21.9 | Remnant low |
| Bill | 2015 | 0.0 | Remnant low |
| Sandy | 2012 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Ike | 2008 | 7.0 | Post-tropical |
| Gustav | 2008 | 80.8 | Post-tropical |
| Fay | 2008 | 48.7 | Post-tropical |
| Katrina | 2005 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Dennis | 2005 | 0.0 | Remnant low |
| Arlene | 2005 | 19.1 | Tropical depression |
| Frances | 2004 | 12.3 | Post-tropical |
| Isabel | 2003 | 5.4 | Tropical storm |
| Isidore | 2002 | 0.0 | Tropical depression |
| Fran | 1996 | 3.5 | Tropical depression |
| Opal | 1995 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Erin | 1995 | 0.0 | Tropical depression |
| Beryl | 1994 | 79.4 | Tropical depression |
| Hugo | 1989 | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Frederic | 1979 | 1.6 | Tropical storm |
| Claudette | 1979 | 0.0 | Tropical depression |
| Bob | 1979 | 0.0 | Tropical depression |
| Unnamed storm | 1969 | 0.0 | Subtropical depression |
| Camille | 1969 | 62.5 | Tropical depression |
| Candy | 1968 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Betsy | 1965 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Carla | 1961 | 91.7 | Post-tropical |
| Gracie | 1959 | 12.3 | Post-tropical |
| Audrey | 1957 | 0.9 | Post-tropical |
| Connie | 1955 | 31.3 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed storm | 1952 | 63.9 | Tropical depression |
| Unnamed storm | 1941 | 74.6 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1939 | 9.6 | Tropical depression |
| Unnamed storm | 1939 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1934 | 55.2 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1932 | 84.2 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1932 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1932 | 35.9 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1928 | 75.6 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1928 | 32.9 | Tropical depression |
| Unnamed storm | 1926 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1923 | 40.6 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1915 | 12.6 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1915 | 0.0 | Tropical depression |
| Unnamed storm | 1915 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1902 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1901 | 21.3 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1901 | 32.2 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1898 | 20.6 | Tropical depression |
| Unnamed storm | 1896 | 78.0 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1896 | 0.0 | Tropical depression |
| Unnamed storm | 1892 | 0.0 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed storm | 1888 | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed storm | 1878 | 72.7 | Post-tropical |