Brown County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Brown County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 23, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 411 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

10killed · 411 injured

78.7 milongest path · 1968

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F110

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 23, 1968	F4	78.7 mi	550 yd	364	6
Apr 23, 1968	F4	24.1 mi	300 yd	33	1
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	20.4 mi	440 yd	13	3
Mar 10, 1986	F2	6 mi	143 yd	0	0
May 8, 1961	F1	20 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2018	EF1	4.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 21, 2010	EF1	4.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	4.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 2022	EF1	3.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 27, 2004	F1	2 mi	167 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 2011	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 1992	F1	1 mi	60 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 2, 2025	EF0	7.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 2022	EF1	3.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2022	EF0	2.1 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 2020	EF0	8.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 2020	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 2020	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2019	EF0	5.7 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 21, 2018	EF0	1.9 mi	75 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2018	EF1	4.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 2016	EF0	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	20.4 mi	440 yd	13	3
Jun 27, 2011	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 23, 1968, F4, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Clermont County, OH26 Bracken County, KY7 Adams County, OH20 Highland County, OH25 Mason County, KY12 Campbell County, KY2 Pendleton County, KY9 Robertson County, KY2

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brown County, Ohio had?

27 tornadoes touched Brown County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Brown County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 23, 1968, with a 78.7-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Brown County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 27). 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).