Niles

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. 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.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. 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.

Flood insurance figures are for Trumbull County, the county that contains Niles.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Trumbull County, the county that contains Niles.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Trumbull County, the county that contains Niles.

1. 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.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. 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.
2. 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.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jul 21, 2003Flood, Trumbull$32.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy thunderstorm rains on the 21st caused the Mahoning River to go into flood. At Leavittsburg, the river went into flood around midnight on the 22nd and crested at 17.16 feet during the early morning hours of the 23rd. The river went back below the flood stage of 10 feet at 7 a.m. on the 24th. At Warren, the river when above the 10 foot flood stage at 6 a.m. on the 22nd and crested at 14.88 feet just after daybreak on the 23rd. The river went back below flood stage at 6 a.m. on the 24th. Flooding occurred along the river in Trumbull County. Extensive damage was done in Leavittsburg, Warren and Niles. Evacuations were conducted in all three of these cities. Most of Leavittsburg…

2. Jul 21, 2003Flash Flood$25.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy thunderstorm rains fell on Trumbull County during the evening hours. This was the second round of heavy precipitation during the day. The southern portion of the county experienced devastating flooding. As much as seven inches of rain was reported on the 21st with the southern half of the county generally seeing four to six inches of rain. Three inches of rain was reported in Warren between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. A new all time calender day rainfall record of 4.65 inches was established at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna Township. Over 7 inches of rain fell in the southeastern corner of the County with several five inch reports in Warren and 4.60 inches measured…

3. Jul 21, 2003Flash Flood$12.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorms dumped two to four inches of rain on portions of Trumbull County during the afternoon hours. The most severe flooding occurred in Warren, Howland, Braceville and Brookfield Townships with many evacuations reported. 2.71 inches of rain fell in Southington by 2 p.m with 4.61 inches of rain in Brookfield by 3 p.m. A 10 year boy drowned on the northeast side of Warren around 2 p.m. when he was sucked into a culvert and became trapped. Many roads were washed out in Howland Township. Sev

4. Jul 27, 2003Flash Flood$6.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorms dumped two to three inches of rain on southern Trumbull County during the evening hours. Rainfall rates of nearly two inches per hour were reported. With the ground still saturated from flooding the previous week, small streams and creeks in the county quickly rose and flooded many areas. Communities in the southern portion of the county were again the hardest hit. Mud Run Creek left it's banks in Hubbard and flooded areas along Main Street and on the north side of town. The creek washed out a bridge on Bell Wick Road near Mount Everett Road. The creek rose several feet in less than 30 minutes and heavily damaged over 30 homes and businesses. Many other buildings…

5. Sep 14, 2008High Wind, Trumbull$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began during the early evening hours of September 14th and continued through late evening. A peak measured gust of 61 mph was measured by an automated sensor at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport at 8:36 PM EDT. Damage in the county was extensive with thousands of trees and many utility poles downed. Widespread power outages occurred with some customers without power for several days. Homes and buildings were damaged throughout the county. The damage ranged from a few shingles torn off to significant structural damage caused by fallen trees landing on roofs. Numerous vehicles were damaged by fallen trees and limbs and…

6. Sep 8, 2004Flash Flood$4.2 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rains associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Frances caused extensive flooding in Trumbull County. The worst flooding was reported in the eastern and central sections of the of the county where up to four inches of rainfall had fallen by late evening on September 8th. The rains continued into the 9th with another two to four inches reported in some areas before the rain finally ended around daybreak. Rainfall totals from the event included: 3.36 inches at Mosquito Creek State Park; 3.60 inches at Newton Falls; 3.85 inches in Leavittsburg; 4.45 inches at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna Township and 9.40 inches at Brookfield. The Cortland area was…

7. Jul 20, 2019Flash Flood$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Kinsman Lake in northern Trumbull County saw an estimated 5 to 6 inches of rainfall during the early morning hours of the 20th. A Flash Flood Warning was issued at 741 AM on the morning of the 20th due to an increase in rainfall rates peaking between 7 and 715 am around 4 inches per hour. The nine acre lake was overwhelmed by runoff and the earthen dam on the south side of the lake was overtopped by 2 to 4 feet of water as estimated by Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The dam eroded and broke around 811 AM. Immediately downstream of the dam the basement wall of home collapsed, and agricultural fields sustained significant erosion. In all the washed out bridge left 55 people…

8. Aug 8, 2013Flash Flood$2.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The flash flooding on August 8th put most of the Newton Falls Community Park under water along with several homes and businesses. State Route 534 along with several other roads were closed including Crossroads with Warren Ravenna Road, Taft Avenue and Wilson Avenue, had water standing as high as the mailbox of one residence. The storm sewer systems were overwhelmed causing backups into hundreds of homes and businesses' basements.

9. Dec 22, 2004Winter Storm, Trumbull$1.8 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A potent winter storm affected northern Ohio on December 22nd and 23rd. Low pressure developed over eastern Texas early on the 22nd and then moved quickly northeast. The low eventually tracked across eastern Ohio during the morning hours of the 23rd after dumping nearly two feet of snow on portions of Ohio. The snow began in northeastern Ohio late on the morning of the 22nd and then intensified during the afternoon. Visibilities during the evening hours were near zero at times. After midnight, warmer air moved into the area and caused the snow to first mix with, and then change completely to freezing rain. Temperatures briefly climbed above freezing around daybreak on the 23rd…

10. Mar 7, 2008Winter Storm, Trumbull$1.2 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Snow began across the area during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. During the afternoon hours, snow was light to moderate with visibilities dropping down to a half mile or less at times. The snow tapered to flurries during the evening hours of the 7th, and then mixed with some sleet and freezing rain later that evening. Only trace amounts of ice were reported during the evening hours. Through the remainder of the overnight hours, precipitation changed back to snow across northern areas. Across southern locations of the county, snow continued to mix with sleet and freezing rain through the overnight and morning hours into the 8th. By early afternoon, the…

1. 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.

All-time high

103°FJul 10, 1936

All-time low

−22°FJan 19, 1994

Warmest night

81°FAug 17, 1938

Coldest day

−6°FJan 19, 1994

Wettest day

4.65 inJul 21, 2003

Snowiest day

17.2 inJan 24, 1948

Hottest year

2024mean 53.4°F

Coldest year

1980mean 46.2°F

Wettest year

201154.01 in

Driest year

196323.79 in

Snowiest season

118.7 in2010-11

Station Youngstown-warren Regional Airport (USW00014852), 1,167 ft elevation, 6.2 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1934 to October 27, 2026; 99.9% 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.

Declarations for Trumbull County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• 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 USW00014852.
• 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.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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