Huron County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Huron County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 10, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 114 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

7killed · 114 injured

50.1 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F117

(E)F28

(E)F31

(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
May 10, 1973	F3	50.1 mi	27 yd	100	6
Mar 10, 1986	F2	8 mi	200 yd	10	1
Nov 27, 1989	F2	15 mi	73 yd	1	0
Jun 15, 2023	EF2	8.7 mi	2,200 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1972	F2	2.8 mi	183 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 2000	F2	2.5 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 2, 1983	F2	2 mi	50 yd	2	0
Jun 30, 1977	F2	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1992	F2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 30, 1991	F1	22 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 2002	F1	12.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 5, 1975	F1	10.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 13, 2025	EF1	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 18, 2025	EF1	9.3 mi	200 yd
Jun 29, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Jun 15, 2023	EF2	8.7 mi	2,200 yd
Jun 15, 2023	EF0	1.6 mi	100 yd
Jun 15, 2023	EF0	0.7 mi	100 yd
Jun 15, 2023	EF1	8.6 mi	1,100 yd
Jun 15, 2023	EF1	4 mi	250 yd
May 3, 2022	EF1	0.4 mi	50 yd
Mar 23, 2022	EF0	0.8 mi	100 yd
Aug 6, 2019	EF1	1.5 mi	50 yd
Nov 5, 2017	EF0	0.6 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: May 10, 1973, F3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Erie County, OH15 Richland County, OH30 Crawford County, OH18 Ashland County, OH20 Seneca County, OH24 Lorain County, OH35 Sandusky County, OH14 Ottawa County, OH15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Huron County, Ohio had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Huron County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 10, 1973, with a 50.1-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Huron County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (12 of 38). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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