Paulding County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Paulding 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. May 17, 1996Flood, Paulding$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rainfall from late on the 16th caused flooding along the Maumee river. Twenty eight residential structures and approximately 15 businesses were affected by the flooding and storm sewer backup. The village hall basement was flooded and some road bases were eroded.

2. May 16, 1996Flash Flood$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorms repeated over the same areas. Up to 8 inches of rain fell in 5 hours. Widespread flooding of homes(22) and roads.

3. Aug 5, 1998Flash Flood$400,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   EXTENSIVE FLOODING OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WITH ROADS AND FARM FIELDS WASHED AWAY BY THE FLOODING.

4. May 7, 2024Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several reports of a funnel cloud were received prior to touchdown. The most extensive tornado damage occurred north of Road 82 along road 151 where several structures were impacted. An unanchored home was slid 18 feet off its foundation into the west side of a barn.

5. Jun 17, 2003Flash Flood$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A narrow band of thunderstorms continuously regenerated over Paulding county during the morning with emergency reporting flash flooding continuing into the afternoon. Numerous roads were closed with some completely washed out. The most serious flooding was around Blue Creek where more than two dozen homes had water into the first floor and some were evacuated. Sandbagging was needed in and around Blue Creek.

6. Jun 19, 1998Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE COUNTY. 18 POWER POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN ONE STRETCH ALONG CR 107.

7. Nov 6, 2005Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numeorus trees were blown down, including several two foot diameter oak trees and a 25 foot pine tree. Structure damage was also reported in Antwerp as well as northeast of Paulding. Damage is estimated around $100,000. Surveys from local emergency and NWS officials found evidence of the formation of gustnadoes where concentrated areas of damage were observed.

8. Aug 29, 2022Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The emergency manager reports that eight power poles were downed, and two trees were damaged near Cecil.

9. Apr 7, 2010Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency management officials reported that damage was observed along a roughly half mile long path. The damage started near the intersection of county highway C-105 and U.S. 24. Two mobile homes that were attached together, were flipped over, destroying it. As the wind continued east a pole barn next to the mobile home was destroyed. Along U.S. 24, several trees were uprooted in two separate residences. Two homes suffered roof damage as well. The damage ended just across the Maumee River where several large broken tree limbs were found along the river bank. The combined damage is estimated at $100,000.

10. Dec 6, 1998Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. ONE HOUSE HAD ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF.

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

111°FJul 14, 1936

All-time low

−25°FJan 21, 1984

Warmest night

80°F2 times, most recently Aug 4, 1930

Coldest day

−12°FJan 19, 1994

Wettest day

6.39 inSep 14, 1972

Snowiest day

11.0 in2 times, most recently Feb 23, 2003

Hottest year

1921mean 53.9°F

Coldest year

1976mean 45.9°F

Wettest year

201150.22 in

Driest year

198824.61 in

Snowiest season

63.0 in2013-14

Station Paulding (USC00336465), 725 ft elevation, 0.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1914 to October 27, 2026; 95.6% 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 USC00336465.
• 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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