Medina County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Medina County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 12, 1992).

31tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 15 injured
11.4 milongest path · 2020
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F118
(E)F23
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 12, 1992F37 mi300 yd40
Nov 10, 2002F29.5 mi50 yd00
May 21, 2001F27.5 mi80 yd00
Jul 13, 1975F24.1 mi50 yd00
Apr 7, 2020EF111.4 mi100 yd00
Jul 8, 2014EF18.3 mi200 yd00
Apr 11, 1965F18.2 mi200 yd60
Oct 21, 2021EF12.6 mi50 yd00
Jun 30, 1977F12 mi300 yd30
Jun 23, 2014EF11.7 mi120 yd00
Jul 8, 2014EF11.6 mi200 yd00
May 30, 1960F11.5 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 7, 2025EF01.3 mi40 yd00
Aug 24, 2023EF11.5 mi200 yd00
Oct 21, 2021EF12.6 mi50 yd00
Oct 21, 2021EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 7, 2020EF111.4 mi100 yd00
Jul 8, 2014EF18.3 mi200 yd00
Jul 8, 2014EF11.6 mi200 yd00
Jun 23, 2014EF11.7 mi120 yd00
May 12, 2014EF00.2 mi40 yd00
Aug 9, 2007EF11 mi50 yd00
Aug 20, 2005F10.1 mi25 yd00
Nov 10, 2002F29.5 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Summit County, OH18Wayne County, OH25Lorain County, OH35Ashland County, OH20Cuyahoga County, OH20Stark County, OH18Huron County, OH38Portage County, OH19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Medina County, Ohio had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Medina County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 12, 1992, with a 7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Medina County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (8 of 31). 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).