Tuscarawas County

Every recorded tornado

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Mapped landslides

Mapped by NASA (2).

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.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jun 28, 1998Flash Flood$20.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm continued to move across Tuscarawas County during the day of the 28th. By that evening, major flash flooding problems were reported countywide. The city of Uhrichsville was especially hard hit, with 300 families forced to evacuated. The west side of town was reported to be mostly under water by the early morning hours of the 30th. Flooding problems continued across the county past the end of the month, as several roads in low-lying and flood control areas remained closed well into July.

2. Sep 14, 2008High Wind, Tuscarawas$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Low pressure from the remains of Hurricane Ike moved across central Ohio to Lake Erie on the evening of September 14th and produced very strong winds into the early morning of September 15th across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. Widespread damage to trees and power lines was reported across the region with power outages and damage to some structures from falling trees. Power was not restored to some rural areas for one week after the storm. At the peak of the storm more than 2 million homes were without power. For a period of about 8 hours, sustained winds during the storm were from 30 to 50 MPH, with gusts well over 60 MPH. The highest reported…

3. Jun 5, 2010Tornado$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An NWS storm survey found this tornado developed in Holmes county, Ohio around 2 miles south of Walnut Creek and moved into Tuscarawas county one half mile west of SR 93 near SR 39 (See Storm Data for Ohio, North for more information on the beginning portion of this tornado in Holmes county) at 1355EST. This supercell tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum winds of 95 MPH and a maximum width of 100 yards. The tornado dissipated about 3 miles east of Sugercreek at 1400EST. Damage was found to 6 homes and 7 businesses with 2 businesses suffering moderate damage. Numerous trees were snapped, power lines and telephone poles were knocked down, and signs destroyed. A 12 foot aluminum…

4. Apr 20, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A microburst was confirmed by an NWS storm survey. The microburst was about one quarter mile long and 100 yards wide near Newcomerstown. A sheet metal warehouse was nearly completely destroyed near highway 218 off of Stonecreek Road with debris carried over a quarter mile. There was also roof, siding and outbuilding damage to several homes along Stonecreek Road. Several trees and wires were also down.

5. Jun 28, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency management reported damage to the roof of a school as well as trees and power lines down near Strasburg and across the county.

6. Sep 8, 2004Flood, Tuscarawas$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   By 445 PM EDT on 8th, Horse Shoe Bend Rd flooded east of Newcomerstown; a 9-year old girl was swept off the road by flood waters as she walked home from school. By 5 PM, Blizzard Rd flooded in Uhrichsville. Before flooding ended, basements flooded in Uhrichsville and a few homes were evacuated in Dennison. Rte 258 closed by mud slide. 14 structures suffered major damage; 19 had minor. Other roads flooded: 10, 43, 151, 331, 800. Most small stream flooding ended by 12 PM EDT on the 9th, but flooding on Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville continued. Stillwater Creek rose to flood stage (5 ft) at 4 AM EDT on 9th; crested 10.3 at 7 AM EDT 10th; and fell below flood stage 7 AM EDT on the…

7. Nov 12, 2003Tornado$160,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An F2 tornado touched down near May Rd just off Route 52 southwest of New Philadelphia. It moved east northeast at 45 mph, damaging several homes along Crooked Run Rd. Several homes had significant damage with roofs taken completely off; some walls were toppled. Several garages and barns suffered significant damage. Few garages completely destroyed. A least one mobile home was knocked off its foundation.Many trees and power lines were downed. Tornado went across Interstate 77 and into New Philadelphia, where 12 homes had scattered damage. Crooked Run Rd had the most significant damage. Path length 3.5 miles; path width 175 yards; maximum winds estimated 120 mph.

8. Jun 27, 1998Thunderstorm Wind$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A microburst occurred over the town, downing numerous trees and power lines. Several buildings also were damaged. One house suffered extensive damage when a large tree fell onto the roof. Another house received minor damage when a tree fell onto it. One business in town had the roof blown off and one brick wall collapsed.

9. Jan 5, 2005Flood, Tuscarawas$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   By 545 PM on 5th, Little Stillwater Creek flooded Rte 250 near Dennison. By 930 PM on 5th, these routes flooded: 39 near Dover; 93 near Dundee; 212; 258 east of Newcomerstown; 800 near Stillwater. Roads were still flooded on the 12th. On the 13th, 6400 people, in the areas of Mineral City, Wilkshire Hills, and Zoar were asked to evacuate their homes because water was being released from Bolivar and Dover Dams. Water behind Bolivar Dam reached a record 950 ft above sea level; Dover Dam rose to a record of 909 ft, just 7 ft below the top of the dam. On Stillwater Creek, Uhrichsville was above flood stage (5 ft), from 11 PM on 5th to 11 AM on 10th; and from 6 PM on 12th to 4 PM on…

10. Feb 12, 2009High Wind, Tuscarawas$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A powerful cold front moved across the Ohio Valley on the evening of the 11th as strong low pressure moved north across the Great Lakes. A convective line along the cold front produced widespread damage across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland with thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 MPH and a peak wind gust of 92 MPH at Allegheny County Airport near Pittsburgh. High winds gusting over 60 MPH behind the front in a strong pressure gradient produced wind damage across the entire region into midday on the 12th. In all across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and Garrett county Maryland over one half…

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°F2 times, most recently Jul 16, 1988

All-time low

−33°FJan 20, 1994

Warmest night

75°FJun 30, 2024

Coldest day

−2°FJan 20, 1994

Wettest day

4.43 inSep 8, 2004

Snowiest day

12.0 inApr 3, 1987

Hottest year

2024mean 54.1°F

Coldest year

1989mean 48.6°F

Wettest year

201157.07 in

Driest year

199929.37 in

Station Dennison Wtr Wks (USC00332160), 860 ft elevation, 8.3 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1988 to October 26, 2026; 91.7% 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 USC00332160.
• 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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