Clinton County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Clinton County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 23, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 78 people.

36tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 78 injured

54.5 milongest path · 1969

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

By rating

(E)F024

(E)F17

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 23, 1968	F4	24.1 mi	300 yd	33	1
May 10, 1969	F3	54.5 mi	400 yd	25	0
Apr 25, 1961	F2	25 mi	50 yd	4	2
Sep 14, 1990	F2	35 mi	200 yd	6	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	6 mi	73 yd	10	0
Jul 29, 2024	EF1	8 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 14, 1997	F1	2 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1993	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1993	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1993	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 31, 1998	F1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 12, 1970	F1	0.1 mi	60 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 2, 2025	EF0	7.9 mi	250 yd
Apr 2, 2025	EF0	2.7 mi	100 yd
Apr 2, 2025	EF0	9.1 mi	350 yd
Jul 29, 2024	EF1	8 mi	200 yd
May 7, 2024	EF0	1.3 mi	80 yd
Mar 23, 2022	EF0	1.7 mi	50 yd
Apr 8, 2020	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd
Mar 23, 2012	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 27, 2011	EF0	—	25 yd
Oct 26, 2010	EF0	4 mi	200 yd
Oct 23, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	6 yd
May 30, 2009	EF0	0.4 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Apr 25, 1961, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Greene County, OH25 Highland County, OH25 Warren County, OH35 Fayette County, OH18 Clermont County, OH26 Brown County, OH27 Clark County, OH34 Montgomery County, OH22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clinton County, Ohio had?

36 tornadoes touched Clinton County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Clinton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 23, 1968, with a 24.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clinton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 36). 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).