Marysville
Population 30,190 (2025)
68 tornadoes have tracked within 25 miles of Marysville since 1950, 4 of them rated EF3 or F3 or stronger; the most recent was on December 29, 2024.
Hazard fingerprint Each spoke is this county’s percentile among U.S. counties where that hazard occurs. How it is computed
- Tornado damage paths within 25 miles since 195068
At a glance
Tornado paths within 25 miles, tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles and wildfire perimeters within 25 miles of the city centre. Storm events, flood insurance claims and disaster declarations are for Union County. Earthquakes within 50 miles, volcanoes within 100 miles and smoke days are measured from the city centre; river and tide gauges, tsunami and landslide records and the drought index are for Union County.
Strongest tornado
F5
April 3, 1974, 31.3 mile path
Snowiest season
50.8in
Winter of 1935-36
Tornadoes
About one every 1.1 years since 1950, 4 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
April 3, 1974
F5, 31.3 mile path
533 yards wide; 36 killed along the whole path.
Most recent
Sunday, December 29, 2024
EF0, 0.3 mile path
2 years ago.
Every recorded tornado
| Dec 29, 2024 | EF0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | EF0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF1 | 35.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 31.3 | 27 | 3 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF1 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF1 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 21.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | EF0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | EF0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | EF1 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | EF0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2020 | EF0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 31, 2018 | EF0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF1 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 20, 2016 | EF0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 2016 | EF0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 2014 | EF0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 2014 | EF0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 2013 | EF0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | EF0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 2010 | EF0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2008 | EF0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 2006 | F0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1993 | F1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1992 | F0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 1992 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 10, 1986 | F1 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1986 | F1 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| May 31, 1985 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 1984 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1982 | F1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1981 | F1 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1979 | F2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1978 | F1 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 1975 | F1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 31.3 | 1,150 | 36 |
| Jul 26, 1973 | F1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 28, 1973 | F0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1973 | F0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| May 30, 1973 | F2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 25, 1973 | F2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1973 | F3 | 89.6 | 8 | 0 |
| May 8, 1973 | F2 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F2 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 |
| May 14, 1970 | F2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1970 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1970 | F2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1969 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 10, 1966 | F1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F2 | 22.2 | 62 | 4 |
| Mar 8, 1964 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1963 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1960 | F2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 13, 1958 | F2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1958 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 11, 1957 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1954 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 1954 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
- Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
- Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
No tropical storm or hurricane has tracked within 100 miles since records began in 1851.
Wildfire and smoke
No large wildfire has been mapped within 25 miles since satellite mapping began in 1984.
Smoke overhead
Smokiest year
2023: 56 days
Heavy smoke on 14 days in 2023, the most of any year.
Last 10 years
16.9 days a year
Medium or heavy smoke, 2016 to 2025.
2025
13 days
Medium or heavy smoke. 35 so far in 2026.
- A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.
NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Floods and flood insurance
56 federal flood insurance claims since 1979, with $430,000 paid.
Flood insurance figures are for Union County, the county that contains Marysville.
Most claims in one year
1997: 16 claims
$190,000 paid.
2nd most
2015: 6 claims
$68,000 paid.
Claims by ZIP code
| 43040 | 23 | $129,000 |
| 43344 | 20 | $158,000 |
| 43064 | 9 | $99,000 |
Flood events since 1996
- Flood44
- Flash Flood15
- Heavy Rain2
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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.
Drought
In severe drought or worse for 108 of 1,581 months since 1895 (7%); the longest spell lasted 18 months.
The drought index is for Union County, the county that contains Marysville.
108
Months in severe drought or worse since 1895
51
Months in extreme drought
7%
Share of all months, severe or worse
2
Drought reports to the Weather Service since 1996
Lowest reading
March 1935
−7.21, extreme drought
Longest severe spell
18 months
December 1900 to May 1902.
Latest month
September 2026
+3.61, very wet
Last severe month: April 2026.
- The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.
NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.
Earthquakes and landslides
1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 50 miles since 2023; none reached magnitude 4.
0
Magnitude 3+ within 50 miles since 1973
0
Magnitude 4+ within 50 miles since 1900
0
Magnitude 5+ within 50 miles since 1900
Largest within 50 miles
December 9, 2023
Magnitude 2.9
5 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio; 42.8 miles away, 4.2 miles deep.
- Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
- Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Mapped landslides
Landslides mapped in Union County.
1
Landslides mapped, probable or better
1
With a recorded date
1
Source inventory
Mapped by NASA (1).
- Landslides mapped in the USGS compilation of landslide inventories across the United States (version 3.0, 2025), rated probable or better. The compilation joins inventories made by federal and state agencies for different purposes and areas, so the number mapped in a county reflects how closely it has been surveyed as much as how often its slopes fail. An area with few records may simply not have been mapped. Deaths are as recorded in the inventories; a slide listed in two inventories is counted once.
USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0, retrieved October 27, 2026.
Severe weather and other events
433 events in the National Weather Service record for Union County, 379 of them since 1996.
38
Hail reports, 1 inch or larger
2
Hail, 2 inches or larger
112
Damaging gusts, 58 mph+
118
Winter weather events since 1996
5
Heat events since 1996
4
Cold events since 1996
Largest hail
June 4, 2020
2.00 inches
Strongest measured or estimated gust
June 25, 1971
81 mph
More event types since 1996
| Dense fog and smoke | 1 | 2 |
Costliest events since 1996
- Sep 14, 2008High Wind, Union$5.5 million
National Weather Service narrative
Strong winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour were sustained for several hours. Gusts over 60 mph were common. Widespread damage occurred across the region, from trees being blown down on powerlines, to significant crop losses and structural damage.
- Jun 1, 1997Flash Flood$3.0 million
National Weather Service narrative
Thunderstorms moved repeatedly over the same areas causing most creeks and streams to overflow their banks and flood county roads. Several residents were evacuated as up to 7.5 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours.
- Nov 10, 2002Tornado$500,000
National Weather Service narrative
The tornado moved into the northwest part of the county from Logan County, tracking northeast across rural areas. Nine homes were damaged, four of which were completely destroyed. Half a dozen barn and sheds were destroyed. A 400-foot metal hi-tension cellular tower was toppled and destroyed and numerous cars were totalled. The worst damage occurred to a modular home along Newton-Perkins Road. Two individuals in the home were severely injured.
- Mar 14, 2024Tornado$500,000
National Weather Service narrative
The tornado developed in far western Union County near Newton Perkins Road and strengthened as it moved east across Lunda and Morse Roads where it caused some roof damage to homes. The tornado quickly strengthened further and affected a number of homes along Evans Road as it crossed State Route 739 and then continued southeast to areas just north of Broadway. Across portions of that corridor, damage was consistent with wind speeds of 115 to 125 mph. One modular home was completely destroyed with its contents thrown downstream nearly a half mile and another home lost a majority of its roof with exterior wall collapse. ||Significant tree damage was observed near Broadway, including…
- Jun 13, 2022Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
National Weather Service narrative
Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout Union County, including in the Marysville area.
- Oct 25, 2000Dense Fog, Union$100,000
National Weather Service narrative
A tanker truck hauling 8,600 gallons of gasoline crashed into a car and three other commercial vehicles and exploded. Two people were killed and one injured. The accident occurred in fog that reduced visibility to near zero.
- Mar 9, 2002High Wind, Union$75,000
National Weather Service narrative
A widespread area of high winds blew down trees, power poles, and various other smaller structures and signs. At one time, approximately 100,000 people were without power. One man was killed when his semi tractor overturned, and several others were injured in automobile accidents, and when trees fell on the buildings that they were in. Two people were briefly trapped in a mobile home when a tree fell on it. The hardest hit area was just southwest of Columbus in Grove City where an 84 mph wind was recorded and several structures at the high school were damaged or destroyed.
- Jun 6, 2010Tornado$64,000
National Weather Service narrative
Damage from the tornado consisted of several large tree limbs and trees down. Light structural damage occurred to several homes near State Route 38 and Timberview Drive. This damage included the loss of shingles and siding. The most significant damage occurred to a home along State Route 38 which suffered near total roof loss. Based on the damage, wind speeds were estimated to be around 85 miles per hour.
- Nov 10, 2002Tornado$50,000
National Weather Service narrative
A tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Boundary and McPeek Roads, causing damage to a barn and the roof of a nearby home.
- Jun 29, 1998Flash Flood$50,000
- Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.
Weather records
From Marysville, 4.4 miles from the city centre, with records from 1917.
- All-time high
- 109°FJul 14, 1936
- All-time low
- −23°FJan 10, 1982
- Warmest night
- 79°F3 times, most recently Jul 20, 1980
- Coldest day
- −9°FJan 20, 1985
- Wettest day
- 4.82 inJun 2, 1997
- Snowiest day
- 16.0 inDec 23, 2004
- Hottest year
- 1998mean 54.9°F
- Coldest year
- 1917mean 47.4°F
- Wettest year
- 201155.43 in
- Driest year
- 199124.08 in
- Snowiest season
- 50.8 in1935-36
Median first snow
November 29
Earliest: October 19, 1989
Median last snow
March 20
Latest: April 21, 1936
0 of 80 winters had no measurable snow.
Station Marysville (USC00334979), 970 ft elevation, 4.4 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1917 to October 28, 2026; 98.3% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.
NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.
Federal disaster declarations
13 since 1953. The most recent: Tornadoes, May 2, 2024.
Declarations for Union County.
| May 2, 2024 | Tornado | DR-4777-OH |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Biological | DR-4507-OH |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | EM-3457-OH |
| Jun 30, 2012 | Severe Storm | EM-3346-OH |
| Oct 24, 2008 | Severe Storm | DR-1805-OH |
| Apr 24, 2008 | Snowstorm | EM-3286-OH |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane | EM-3250-OH |
| Feb 15, 2005 | Severe Storm | DR-1580-OH |
| Jan 11, 2005 | Snowstorm | EM-3198-OH |
| Sep 19, 2004 | Severe Storm | DR-1556-OH |
| Mar 14, 2003 | Severe Storm | DR-1453-OH |
| Nov 18, 2002 | Severe Storm | DR-1444-OH |
| Jan 26, 1978 | Snowstorm | EM-3055-OH |
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).
OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.
Sources and vintage
Every number on this page comes from these public records.
- Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
- Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
- Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
- Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
- Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
- Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00334979.
- River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
- Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Landslides USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0 (2025).
- Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.
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