Muskingum County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Muskingum County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Mar 10, 1986). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 32 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 32 injured

12.6 milongest path · 1958

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

By rating

(E)F02

(E)F116

(E)F27

(E)F30

(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 10, 1986	F2	5 mi	100 yd	3	1
Jul 22, 1958	F2	12.6 mi	10 yd	3	0
Aug 14, 1973	F2	12.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 1968	F2	8.5 mi	177 yd	5	0
Nov 16, 1965	F2	4.1 mi	50 yd	5	0
Jun 13, 1981	F2	2.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2024	EF2	1.3 mi	120 yd	8	0
May 31, 1985	F1	11 mi	77 yd	5	0
Apr 2, 2024	EF1	8.2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1981	F1	4.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2019	EF1	2.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 1998	F1	2.5 mi	150 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 5, 2024	EF2	1.3 mi	120 yd	8
May 7, 2024	EF1	0.4 mi	128 yd	0
Apr 2, 2024	EF1	8.2 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 2, 2024	EF0	1.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 2, 2024	EF1	0.5 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 16, 2021	EF1	1.4 mi	350 yd	0
Jun 24, 2019	EF1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 5, 2019	EF1	2.8 mi	50 yd	0
May 27, 2019	EF1	2 mi	750 yd	0
Aug 11, 2014	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 27, 1998	F1	2.5 mi	150 yd	2
Jun 27, 1998	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 10, 1986, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Perry County, OH11 Coshocton County, OH6 Morgan County, OH1 Guernsey County, OH12 Noble County, OH3 Licking County, OH29 Fairfield County, OH23 Knox County, OH13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Muskingum County, Ohio had?

25 tornadoes touched Muskingum County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Muskingum County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Mar 10, 1986, with a 5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Muskingum County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 25). 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).