Stark County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Stark County: 0.
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.

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.

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

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 county boundary (or inside the county).
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. Jun 24, 2013Flash Flood$9.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorms moving over the same areas multiple times resulted in 3.00 to 7.00 inches of rain in nearly all of Stark County during the early morning hours of June 24th. All rural roads were closed and most creeks were flooded out of their banks. State Highway 17, 40, 78, 91 and 93 also had several stretches that were closed. This was the second major flash flood to impact Stark County since mid-April. Most of the flooding subsided by mid-afternoon.

2. Apr 17, 2013Flash Flood$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Torrential rainfall of 5.00 to 8.00 inches resulted in damage to nearly one thousand houses and businesses in the county. Every creek and stream in the county was flooded. Every road in the county was impassable, and several water rescues were made.

3. Dec 28, 2015Ice Storm, Stark$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Weather observers across Stark County reported ice accumulations of 0.25 to 0.30. This amount of ice combined with winds gusting as high as 40 to 50 mph caused extensive damage to trees, power poles, and power lines. Several homes were damaged by falling trees and tree branches. About 5,000 people lost power for up to 4 days after the storm.

4. Feb 28, 2017Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down 0.8 miles southwest of Castleton at 4:12 PM CST. The tornado then tracked northeastward...damaging trees, an outbuilding, and a few homes before crossing into extreme southwestern Bureau County in the National Weather Service Davenport County Warning Area (CWA) at 4:19 PM CST.

5. Dec 18, 2008Ice Storm, Stark$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Weather observers across Stark County reported between one quarter and three quarters of an inch of ice.

6. Jan 20, 2010Ice Storm, Stark$80,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several weather observers reported around one quarter of an inch of ice across Stark County. The combination of thick ice and windy conditions resulted in downed tree limbs and power lines across the county. Nearly 6,000 people were without power for 12 to 24 hours.

7. Feb 1, 2011Blizzard, Stark$80,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Weather observers across Stark County measured 15 to 18 inches of snow. Thundersnow was reported from 1930 to 2030 LST on 2/1/11. 50 to 60 mph winds accompanied the snow, reducing the visibility to near zero. As a result of the blizzard conditions, travel became nearly impossible across the area.

8. May 20, 2013Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread wind damage occurred from the north side of Wyoming northeastward to Bradford. Numerous trees, tree branches, and power lines were blown down along this path. In addition, minor damage to a few sheds and outbuildings was reported.

9. Jul 11, 2020Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Trees, power lines, and crops were damaged near West Jersey.

10. Aug 10, 2020Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Several trees and power lines were blown down.

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

105°FJul 25, 1940

All-time low

−27°FJan 31, 2019

Warmest night

82°FJun 27, 1941

Coldest day

−13°F2 times, most recently Feb 3, 1996

Wettest day

5.41 inOct 10, 1954

Snowiest day

17.6 inFeb 2, 2011

Hottest year

1987mean 53.3°F

Coldest year

2014mean 45.2°F

Wettest year

200954.12 in

Driest year

200521.11 in

Snowiest season

67.0 in1969-70

Station Kewanee 1E (USC00114710), 780 ft elevation, 11.4 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1939 to October 27, 2026; 99.5% 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.

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

Neighbouring counties

• 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 USC00114710.
• 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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