Darke County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Darke County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 14, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 73 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 73 injured

41.3 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F110

(E)F24

(E)F35

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 14, 2024	EF3	41.3 mi	700 yd	39	1
Nov 15, 1955	F3	21 mi	400 yd	8	0
Jul 28, 1961	F3	20.2 mi	200 yd	2	0
Nov 22, 1992	F3	20 mi	500 yd	21	0
May 27, 2019	EF3	10.5 mi	1,320 yd	1	0
Jun 30, 1993	F2	7 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1993	F2	5 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 27, 1963	F2	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1980	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 2024	EF1	11.7 mi	800 yd	0	0
Oct 26, 2010	EF1	4.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2022	EF1	2.5 mi	125 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 25, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 7, 2024	EF1	11.7 mi	800 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2024	EF3	41.3 mi	700 yd	39	1
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	5.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2022	EF1	2.5 mi	125 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 2022	EF0	2.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 2019	EF1	1.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 2019	EF1	0.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 27, 2019	EF3	10.5 mi	1,320 yd	1	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF0	1 mi	80 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 2016	EF0	4.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2016	EF1	2.3 mi	150 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 14, 2024, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Randolph County, IN21 Miami County, OH36 Shelby County, OH9 Preble County, OH17 Wayne County, IN21 Mercer County, OH29 Jay County, IN17 Montgomery County, OH22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Darke County, Ohio had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Darke County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 14, 2024, with a 41.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Darke County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 33). 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).