Ohio tornado history

1,402 tornadoes in Ohio from 1950 to 2025, killing 247 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Franklin County41Van Wert County40Huron County38Clinton County36Miami County36Lorain County35Warren County35Clark County34Darke County33Medina County31Richland County30Licking County29Mercer County29Pickaway County29Putnam County28Wood County28Brown County27Clermont County26Greene County25Highland County25Muskingum County25Wayne County25Allen County24Butler County24Seneca County24Auglaize County23Fairfield County23Trumbull County23Montgomery County22Columbiana County21Adams County20Ashland County20Cuyahoga County20Portage County19Crawford County18Fayette County18Geauga County18Hamilton County18Henry County18Mahoning County18Scioto County18Stark County18Summit County18Hancock County17Marion County17Morrow County17Preble County17Ashtabula County16Madison County16Paulding County16Ross County16Tuscarawas County16Delaware County15Erie County15Ottawa County15Fulton County14Pike County14Sandusky County14Knox County13Defiance County12Guernsey County12Holmes County12Lucas County12Union County12Carroll County11Perry County11Wyandot County11Hardin County10Lawrence County10Champaign County9Shelby County9Williams County9Gallia County8Jefferson County8Logan County8Washington County8Hocking County7Jackson County7Belmont County6Coshocton County6Meigs County6Vinton County6Harrison County5Lake County5Athens County4Monroe County3Noble County3Morgan County1

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in Ohio

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 3, 1974F531.3 mi533 yd1,15036
Apr 11, 1965F422 mi400 yd20018
Apr 11, 1965F45.6 mi200 yd23618
May 31, 1985F547 mi450 yd31018
Jun 8, 1953F4118 mi100 yd37917
May 31, 1985F456.2 mi350 yd12516
Apr 11, 1965F432.5 mi400 yd10413
May 31, 1985F414 mi400 yd8212
Apr 23, 1968F534 mi400 yd937
Jun 5, 2010EF48.8 mi400 yd287