Auglaize County

Every recorded tornado

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

Claims by ZIP code

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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. Sep 14, 2008High Wind, Auglaize$5.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Strong winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour were sustained for several hours. A wind gust of 66 mph was recorded in Saint Marys. Widespread damage occurred across the region, from trees being blown down on powerlines, to significant crop losses and structural damage.

2. Mar 31, 2023Tornado$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The first sign of visible damage associated with this tornado occurred on Owl Creek Road. At one residence, two large trees were knocked down while a barn was destroyed at another residence. The tornado strengthened as it moved to the northeast, removing a significant portion of a warehouse building roof and snapping several power poles. Just northeast of here, a large commercial greenhouse was completely leveled. The tornado then crossed the intersection of U.S. 33 and Interstate 75, causing significant roof damage and partial exterior wall collapse to an industrial building. At this point, the tornado was at its strongest with estimated winds of up to 110 mph.||On the east side…

3. Mar 14, 2024Tornado$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado began immediately east of Interstate 75, south of Wapakoneta, where it damaged a farm on the west side of Cemetery Road. Video shared on social media showed the tornado rapidly strengthened west of Glacier Hill Lakes RV Resort, causing significant damage to a grove of trees west of the resort. After crossing a field, the tornado moved through the center of the resort, lofting campers and snapping trees. Two individuals at the resort suffered injuries that required hospitalization. The tornado continued eastward toward Wapak-Freyburg Road and caused significant damage to the Resort clubhouse and residential homes on the west side of the road. The collective damage done…

4. May 17, 2019Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous roads and homes were flooded in the St Marys and Wapakoneta areas.

5. May 27, 2019Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado appears to have touched down very close to Kettlersville Road, just south of the intersection with County Road 33A. Extensive damage occurred here to a barn, grain silo, trees, and a 19th century residence. The north end of the barn was destroyed and the grain silo was lifted and rolled approximately 150 yards to the northeast. A swirl pattern was evident as well in vegetation along the shore of a pond near where the grain silo fragment came to rest. The back room and associated roof of the 19th century residence was pulled from the main structure, along with the plumbing fixtures and a portion of the concrete sub-floor. The structure and contents of the room and barn…

6. Jan 6, 1996Winter Storm, Auglaize$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Blizzard of '96 developed near the Gulf Coast and moved up the East Coast. This massive system produced the greatest total and 24 hour snowfall at Greater Cincinnati\Northern Kentucky airport. This one storm brought 14.3 inches of snowfall to the airport which normally receives 23 inches for an entire season. The heaviest snow fell near the Ohio river in the extreme south. The worst blizzard conditions occurred over West Central areas as dry and powdery snow was blown around by high winds causing whiteouts. Some areas had more than 30 continuous hours of snowfall, and many people in Southern Ohio felt this was the worst winter storm since the Blizzard of '78. In Fayette…

7. Apr 1, 2023Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado started at 2354 EST, March 31st, 2023 and ended at 0007 EST, April 1st, 2023 in Auglaize County, Ohio. The injuries occurred just before midnight EST so were included in the March 2023 Storm Data for Ohio, Southwest.||The first sign of visible damage associated with this tornado occurred on Owl Creek Road. At one residence, two large trees were knocked down while a barn was destroyed at another residence. The tornado strengthened as it moved to the northeast, removing a significant portion of a warehouse building roof and snapping several power poles. Just northeast of here, a large commercial greenhouse was completely leveled. The tornado then crossed the…

8. Jun 12, 2013Tornado$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado touched down on the north side of State Route 219 east of New Knoxville. The tornado tracked east-southeast where minor damage was done to the north side of the administrative building at the Neil Armstrong Airport. A large amount of sheet metal and tree limbs were deposited on the runway. Further along the path, the tornado damaged six houses and three barns and uprooted trees. One barn was 80 percent destroyed. At the end of the tornado track, a double wide mobile home was picked up and tossed 100 feet to the north on its side. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed from this tornado was estimated to be 75 miles per hour.

9. Jul 10, 2013Thunderstorm Wind$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A building at a lumber yard collapsed due to thunderstorm winds. Numerous other structures in the Cridersville area sustained damage to them.

10. May 7, 2024Tornado$300,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    The tornado began at 1920EST in Mercer County, about 2.5 miles southeast of Montezuma. The tornado moved east-northeast and entered Auglaize county at 1925EST, just south of Guadalupe Road. ||As the tornado moved east across western Auglaize County, it caused significant damage to trees and outbuildings. The most significant damage occurred to two houses near Southland Road and Tri Township Road, where both homes experienced roof loss and partial wall collapse, particularly of the second story. The tornado dissipated just west of State Route 66.

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

104°FJun 28, 2012

All-time low

−23°F2 times, most recently Jan 19, 1994

Warmest night

81°FJul 16, 1988

Coldest day

−6°FDec 25, 1983

Wettest day

5.00 inJul 13, 1992

Snowiest day

12.0 inNov 2, 1966

Hottest year

2012mean 55.2°F

Coldest year

1978mean 49.0°F

Wettest year

200360.33 in

Driest year

196323.77 in

Snowiest season

77.8 in1977-78

Station Celina 3 Ne (USC00331390), 866 ft elevation, 14.0 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1956 to September 30, 2026; 96.3% 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.

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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 USC00331390.
• 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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