Morral, OH Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Morral is about the same as Ohio average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Morral is higher than Ohio average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #514
| Morral, OH | 0.06 |
| Ohio | 0.16 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Morral, OH | 0.0000 |
| Ohio | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #589
| Morral, OH | 168.54 |
| Ohio | 156.02 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 4,171 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Morral, OH were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 2 | Cold: | 11 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 8 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 483 | Hail: | 968 | Heat: | 8 | Heavy Snow: | 65 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 24 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 112 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 2,296 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 93 | Winter Weather: | 15 |
| Other: | 85 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Morral, OH.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Morral, OH.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Morral, OH.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 72 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Morral, OH.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 5.9 | 1973-05-10 | 2 | 40°46'N / 83°30'W | 40°42'N / 83°07'W | 20.40 Miles | 267 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wyandot |
| 11.1 | 1971-05-06 | 2 | 40°31'N / 83°12'W | 40°34'N / 83°04'W | 7.40 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 11.9 | 1973-05-10 | 2 | 40°42'N / 83°07'W | 40°40'N / 82°51'W | 13.90 Miles | 267 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Marion |
| 12.7 | 1979-08-08 | 2 | 40°31'N / 83°08'W | 1.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Marion | |
| 13.8 | 1960-08-21 | 2 | 40°30'N / 83°11'W | 40°30'N / 83°05'W | 4.50 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Marion |
| 16.3 | 2000-05-23 | 2 | 40°40'N / 82°54'W | 40°40'N / 82°54'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0 | Marion |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down near Lyons Road approximately four miles west of the Town of Martel. The observed damage path was approximately three miles in length and was oriented west to east. The width of the path varied between 100 and 200 yards. Five homes were damaged and two mobile homes destroyed. One of the mobile homes was found wrapped around a large tree. | |||||||||||
| 17.5 | 1970-05-13 | 2 | 40°33'N / 82°56'W | 0 | 5 | 3K | 0 | Morrow | |||
| 18.1 | 1964-06-15 | 2 | 40°52'N / 83°28'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wyandot | |
| 18.6 | 1964-06-15 | 2 | 40°56'N / 83°22'W | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Wyandot | |||
| 18.9 | 1980-07-05 | 2 | 40°40'N / 82°51'W | 0.20 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Morrow | |
| 20.5 | 1965-04-11 | 2 | 40°23'N / 83°15'W | 40°25'N / 83°01'W | 12.30 Miles | 400 Yards | 4 | 35 | 2.5M | 0 | Delaware |
| 21.0 | 1981-06-13 | 3 | 40°30'N / 82°54'W | 40°33'N / 82°51'W | 3.80 Miles | 350 Yards | 4 | 56 | 25.0M | 0 | Morrow |
| 22.0 | 1965-04-11 | 2 | 40°22'N / 83°16'W | 40°23'N / 83°15'W | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Union | ||
| 22.5 | 1975-08-13 | 2 | 40°44'N / 82°47'W | 0.50 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Crawford | |
| 22.8 | 1965-04-11 | 2 | 40°25'N / 83°01'W | 40°28'N / 82°50'W | 9.90 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 22 | 2.5M | 0 | Morrow |
| 22.9 | 1975-11-10 | 2 | 40°54'N / 83°33'W | 0.30 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hancock | |
| 24.5 | 2002-11-10 | 3 | 40°23'N / 83°32'W | 40°26'N / 83°27'W | 7.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 500K | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: The tornado moved into the northwest part of the county from Logan County, tracking northeast across rural areas. Nine homes were damaged, four of which were completely destroyed. Half a dozen barn and sheds were destroyed. A 400-foot metal hi-tension cellular tower was toppled and destroyed and numerous cars were totalled. The worst damage occurred to a modular home along Newton-Perkins Road. Two individuals in the home were severely injured. | |||||||||||
| 25.0 | 1992-07-13 | 2 | 41°03'N / 83°19'W | 41°03'N / 82°59'W | 16.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Seneca |
| 25.8 | 1989-11-15 | 2 | 40°26'N / 82°56'W | 40°36'N / 82°37'W | 21.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Morrow |
| 27.7 | 1973-05-10 | 2 | 40°40'N / 82°51'W | 40°38'N / 82°31'W | 17.30 Miles | 267 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Morrow |
| 27.7 | 1970-05-14 | 2 | 40°30'N / 82°45'W | 40°32'N / 82°43'W | 3.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Morrow |
| 27.9 | 1965-11-16 | 2 | 41°00'N / 82°58'W | 41°04'N / 82°53'W | 5.90 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Seneca |
| 28.2 | 1961-02-18 | 2 | 41°06'N / 83°12'W | 1.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Seneca | |
| 29.6 | 2002-11-10 | 3 | 40°21'N / 83°33'W | 40°21'N / 83°33'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 30K | 0 | Logan |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down across the extreme eastern part of the county and moved northeast, continuing into Union County. Two semi trailers and a shed roof were damaged. | |||||||||||
| 29.9 | 1965-04-11 | 3 | 41°04'N / 83°08'W | 41°07'N / 82°51'W | 15.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 4 | 30 | 250K | 0 | Seneca |
| 30.0 | 1951-04-28 | 2 | 41°00'N / 83°40'W | 41°06'N / 83°24'W | 15.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Hancock |
| 30.3 | 1971-06-02 | 3 | 40°55'N / 84°00'W | 40°56'N / 83°24'W | 31.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Allen |
| 30.5 | 1977-06-30 | 2 | 40°53'N / 82°41'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Richland | |
| 30.5 | 1990-06-22 | 2 | 40°36'N / 82°40'W | 40°35'N / 82°37'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Morrow |
| 31.2 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°52'N / 83°52'W | 40°57'N / 83°36'W | 14.70 Miles | 400 Yards | 2 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 31.8 | 2008-05-31 | 2 | 41°05'N / 83°31'W | 41°08'N / 83°25'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 1.0M | 0K | Hancock |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in northeastern Hancock County about two miles southwest of Arcadia near the intersection of Township Roads 214 and 254. The tornado continued northeast for about six miles before moving into Seneca County on the south end of Fostoria. The total tornado path length was over eight miles. The track was parallel to State Route 12 and about a mile to the south of the road. The tornado was initially an EF1 but strengthened to EF2 intensity after crossing County Road 330. The tornado returned to EF1 intensity just before reaching County Road 23 on the southwest edge of Fostoria. The damage path had a maximum width of around 100 yards. Around a dozen properties sustained damage from this tornado. At least two homes were destroyed with several others heavily damaged. Many outbuildings were also damaged. Hundreds of trees were toppled along the damage path. At least six people were treated at a Fostoria hospital for cuts and bruises. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front trailing an area of low pressure over the central Great Lakes moved into western Ohio during the late evening hours of May 30th. Showers and thunderstorms developed in advance of this front and moved across northern Ohio during the early morning hours of May 31st. A few of these thunderstorms became severe with one producing a tornado. | |||||||||||
| 31.9 | 1989-11-15 | 2 | 40°36'N / 82°37'W | 40°38'N / 82°36'W | 2.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland |
| 32.1 | 1971-06-02 | 3 | 41°05'N / 84°00'W | 40°59'N / 83°15'W | 39.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Putnam |
| 32.8 | 1985-03-28 | 2 | 40°40'N / 82°35'W | 2.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland | |
| 33.0 | 2002-11-10 | 2 | 41°07'N / 83°30'W | 41°07'N / 83°30'W | 3.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 11.0M | 0 | Hancock |
| Brief Description: An F1 tornado touched down to the northeast of Arcadia in northeastern Hancock County. The initial touchdown occurred just south of State Route 12 and to the east of County Road 330. From this location the tornado moved northeast and strengthened to F2 intensity as it entered the southwest end of Fostoria. Two businesses were heavily damaged on the outskirts of Fostoria along State Route 12. One of the two, a fertilizer business, had two of it's four buildings completely leveled and the remaining two heavily damaged. A nearby gas storage facility had two large storage tanks damaged. Nearby, the tornado derailed two railroad cars near the West Tiffin Street crossing and toppled 19 high voltage transmission poles interrupting power for a large area. Extensive damage was done to neighborhoods on the southwest side of Tiffin with Jeannette Drive, Vickie Lane and West Tiffin Streets hardest hit. As the tornado neared downtown Fostoria it tore the roof off of a high school which allowed rain water to enter the building and damage all three floors. Total damage to the school was estimated to be well over $500,000. Just east of the school, the community hospital was hit and sustained over $1 million in damage. The tornado lifted just east of the hospital and touched down a second time on the northeast side of Fostoria (Seneca County). In Fostoria, eight homes were destroyed with nine more homes damaged enough to be declared uninhabitable. An additional 60 to 70 homes sustained minor damage with dozens of cars damaged in varying amounts. Hundreds of trees and power poles were downed along the damage path which was around 50 yards in width. | |||||||||||
| 33.4 | 1980-07-09 | 2 | 41°01'N / 83°41'W | 0.20 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hancock | |
| 33.7 | 1973-05-10 | 3 | 41°14'N / 83°26'W | 41°06'N / 82°42'W | 39.10 Miles | 27 Yards | 1 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Seneca |
| 34.1 | 2002-11-10 | 3 | 41°06'N / 83°10'W | 41°14'N / 82°54'W | 21.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 2 | 12.8M | 0 | Seneca |
| Brief Description: An F1 tornado touched down southwest of Tiffin near the Seneca County Airport. The tornado moved east northeast and strengthened to F3 intesity as it crossed U.S. Highway 224 and moved into Tiffin. The Honey Creek subdivision along County Road 19 near US 224 was hard hit. Six homes on Nantucket Drive in the subdivision were destroyed and many other homes damaged. As the tornado continued across the southern part of Tiffin it leveled a business along State Route 231 and destroyed several homes on Siesta Drive just east of State Route 231. A retirement community along St. Francis Avenue and just north of Siesta Drive was also hard hit by the tornado. Eight homes in the community were destroyed with five more damaged enough to be declared uninhabitable. Another 25 homes sustained lesser amounts of damage and several cars were found lying upside down. The tornado weakened to F2 intensity as it crossed State Route 100 and moved over Greenlawn Cemetary. From the cemetary, the tornado began to move in more of a northeasterly direction and briefly weakened to F1 intensity as it passed to the east of Heidelburg College. The tornado reintensified to F2 as it crossed State Route 18 and continued northeast across open country where it damaged many more homes and buildings. The tornado reached strong F3 intensity for several miles to the northwest and north of Republic. A 24 year old male was killed and two other people seriously injured when a home in Scipio Township on County Road 38 near County Road 43 was swept off of it's foundation. Two other homes nearby were also leveled. The tornado remained on the ground for another ten miles and gradually weakened to F2 intensity. It finally lifted south of State Route 18 near Fireside. Later, the same parent thunderstorm spawned another tornado a few miles away in Huron County. Overall, this tornado destroyed 32 homes and businesses, heavily damaged another eight and slightly damaged around 70 homes in Seneca County. Dozens of cars were also damaged and destroyed with downed trees and power poles numbering in the hundreds. The damage path from this tornado was roughly 21 miles in length and over 200 yards in width at times. M24PH | |||||||||||
| 37.0 | 1982-04-03 | 2 | 40°30'N / 82°33'W | 0.80 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 9 | 250K | 0 | Knox | |
| 37.4 | 1990-06-22 | 2 | 40°35'N / 82°37'W | 40°41'N / 82°23'W | 19.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland |
| 37.6 | 1973-05-08 | 2 | 40°06'N / 83°07'W | 40°15'N / 82°51'W | 17.30 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
| 38.0 | 1957-06-11 | 2 | 40°18'N / 82°42'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Knox | |
| 38.9 | 1972-08-17 | 2 | 41°02'N / 82°37'W | 2.80 Miles | 183 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Huron | |
| 39.0 | 1983-05-02 | 2 | 41°01'N / 82°36'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Huron | |
| 39.6 | 1965-11-16 | 2 | 40°12'N / 83°36'W | 0.20 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Champaign | |
| 39.8 | 1972-08-17 | 2 | 40°54'N / 82°30'W | 0.10 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Richland | |
| 40.1 | 1973-05-10 | 2 | 40°38'N / 82°31'W | 40°37'N / 82°23'W | 6.60 Miles | 267 Yards | 0 | 14 | 25K | 0 | Richland |
| 40.6 | 1971-05-24 | 3 | 40°29'N / 83°56'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Logan | |
| 41.0 | 1973-05-10 | 3 | 41°06'N / 82°42'W | 41°02'N / 82°30'W | 11.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 5 | 100 | 2.5M | 0 | Huron |
| 41.2 | 1970-05-14 | 2 | 40°17'N / 83°47'W | 3.00 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Logan | |
| 41.6 | 1986-03-10 | 2 | 41°03'N / 82°41'W | 41°10'N / 82°35'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Huron |
| 42.4 | 1965-08-25 | 2 | 40°42'N / 82°24'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Richland | |
| 42.4 | 2000-09-20 | 2 | 40°08'N / 82°50'W | 40°11'N / 82°47'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 1.0M | 0 | Delaware |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down in the southeastern part of the county, along Harlem road and then raced rapidly eastward to the Licking county line. Two high tension power line towers were bent over and 14 houses were either damaged or destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 42.6 | 1970-04-02 | 2 | 40°07'N / 82°55'W | 2.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 43.0 | 1950-07-19 | 3 | 40°43'N / 84°05'W | 40°50'N / 83°58'W | 9.70 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 30 | 2.5M | 0 | Allen |
| 43.1 | 1970-04-02 | 2 | 40°24'N / 82°29'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Knox | |
| 43.1 | 1982-03-31 | 2 | 40°24'N / 82°29'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Knox | |
| 43.2 | 1989-11-27 | 2 | 41°05'N / 82°48'W | 41°16'N / 82°34'W | 15.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Huron |
| 43.3 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 41°17'N / 83°29'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Wood | |
| 44.2 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°48'N / 84°12'W | 40°52'N / 83°52'W | 17.80 Miles | 400 Yards | 11 | 100 | 2.5M | 0 | Allen |
| 44.3 | 1973-05-25 | 2 | 40°03'N / 83°11'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Franklin | |||
| 44.6 | 1973-05-30 | 2 | 40°03'N / 83°07'W | 2.00 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Franklin | |
| 44.9 | 1953-06-08 | 4 | 41°15'N / 83°50'W | 41°16'N / 83°26'W | 20.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 3 | 8 | 0K | 0 | Wood |
| 45.1 | 1953-06-08 | 4 | 41°16'N / 83°26'W | 41°25'N / 82°50'W | 32.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sandusky |
| 45.1 | 1981-06-08 | 2 | 40°32'N / 82°25'W | 40°32'N / 82°20'W | 3.80 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Knox |
| 45.1 | 2000-09-20 | 2 | 40°11'N / 82°44'W | 40°16'N / 82°29'W | 16.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 100K | Licking |
| Brief Description: A tornado tracked out of Delaware county across the northwestern part of the county and then continued into Knox county. The storm lifted briefly in spots but maintained a 25 mile track across the three counties, mainly in rural areas. Eleven homes received major damage and 4 received minor damage. Several barns and outbuildings were also destroyed. Twelve buildings at the Buckeye Egg Company were destroyed, trapping one million chickens inside. | |||||||||||
| 45.5 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 40°05'N / 82°51'W | 40°08'N / 82°46'W | 5.10 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
| 46.4 | 1977-06-30 | 2 | 41°18'N / 82°50'W | 0.70 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Huron | |
| 46.8 | 2000-09-20 | 2 | 41°15'N / 82°42'W | 41°15'N / 82°42'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 15K | Huron |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down north of Monroeville along State Route 99 near Mead Road. The tornado traveled east for 2.5 miles along State Route 113 and dissipated in Erie County near the corner of Higbee and Livengood Roads. The tornado was not on the ground the entire length and had a damage path approximately 100 yards in width. A mobile home, small outbuilding, barn, garage and a camper were destroyed in Huron County. An adult male inside the mobile home was slightly injured. The damage path of the tornado was clearly visible through corn fields and debris from the destroyed buildings was strewn along the path and in some case thrown well outside the path. Ears of corn were found shucked, apparently by the tornado. Several hundred trees were downed along the damage path. | |||||||||||
| 47.3 | 1973-05-10 | 3 | 40°14'N / 83°50'W | 40°01'N / 83°36'W | 19.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Champaign |
| 47.6 | 2006-10-11 | 2 | 40°05'N / 82°47'W | 40°05'N / 82°47'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50.0M | 0K | Franklin |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down and moved through the Upper Albany West subdivision. Sixty-seven homes were damaged, sixteen of those severely and an additional eight completely destroyed. Many of the homes sustained significant roof, siding and window damage. Much of the damage was F1, with some low end F2 damage to around 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A squall line moved through central Ohio during the evening. Two tornadoes occurred in the Columbus metro area as the squall line moved through. | |||||||||||
| 49.6 | 1958-06-13 | 2 | 40°06'N / 83°50'W | 40°09'N / 83°45'W | 5.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Champaign |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.