Lorain County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Lorain County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 18 and injured 213 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

18killed · 213 injured

22 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F114

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 11, 1965	F4	22 mi	400 yd	200	18
Jul 13, 1975	F2	4.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 1986	F2	3 mi	440 yd	2	0
Jul 12, 1992	F2	2 mi	200 yd	3	0
Aug 6, 2024	EF1	11.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2020	EF1	11.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 2025	EF1	9.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2014	EF1	8.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1958	F1	4.5 mi	100 yd	3	0
Aug 1, 1972	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1992	F1	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1972	F1	1.5 mi	220 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 18, 2025	EF1	9.3 mi	200 yd
Sep 24, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Aug 6, 2024	EF1	11.9 mi	200 yd
Aug 24, 2023	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Aug 24, 2023	EF0	1.1 mi	100 yd
Apr 25, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd
Apr 7, 2020	EF1	11.4 mi	100 yd
Jul 8, 2014	EF1	8.3 mi	200 yd
May 12, 2014	EF0	1.1 mi	100 yd
Mar 14, 2007	EF0	2 mi	20 yd
Aug 3, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Aug 3, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 18 killed.

Nearby counties

Erie County, OH15 Medina County, OH31 Huron County, OH38 Cuyahoga County, OH20 Summit County, OH18 Ashland County, OH20 Ottawa County, OH15 Wayne County, OH25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lorain County, Ohio had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lorain County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 22-mile path and 18 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lorain County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (10 of 35). 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).