Ashland County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Ashland County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 10, 1973).

20tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 18 injured
40.4 milongest path · 1973
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F19
(E)F22
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 10, 1973F240.4 mi667 yd80
Nov 10, 2002F29.5 mi50 yd00
Oct 10, 1989F124 mi60 yd00
Jun 8, 1981F18.6 mi200 yd00
Apr 2, 1977F17.6 mi10 yd60
Jul 10, 2006F16 mi40 yd00
Jun 13, 2022EF15.7 mi100 yd00
Aug 6, 2000F13 mi70 yd40
Aug 17, 1972F12 mi50 yd00
Nov 5, 2017EF12 mi100 yd00
Aug 9, 2007EF10.5 mi30 yd00
Mar 28, 1985F06 mi847 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 15, 2023EF01.2 mi300 yd00
Jun 13, 2022EF15.7 mi100 yd00
Nov 5, 2017EF00.6 mi50 yd00
Nov 5, 2017EF12 mi100 yd00
Jul 10, 2013EF01 mi15 yd00
Aug 9, 2007EF10.5 mi30 yd00
Jul 10, 2006F16 mi40 yd00
Nov 10, 2002F29.5 mi50 yd00
Aug 6, 2000F13 mi70 yd40
Aug 27, 1992F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 13, 1992F00.1 mi73 yd00
Jul 13, 1992F00.1 mi40 yd00

Nearby counties

Richland County, OH30Wayne County, OH25Holmes County, OH12Huron County, OH38Medina County, OH31Knox County, OH13Crawford County, OH18Morrow County, OH17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ashland County, Ohio had?

20 tornadoes touched Ashland County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Ashland County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 10, 1973, with a 40.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Ashland County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (5 of 20). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).