Pickaway County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Pickaway County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 13, 1999). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 48 people.

29tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 48 injured

38.4 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F112

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 13, 1999	F3	3.6 mi	—	6	0
Sep 3, 1970	F3	2.3 mi	100 yd	1	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	28 mi	100 yd	10	1
May 22, 1958	F2	9 mi	30 yd	3	0
Feb 22, 1971	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2006	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 1963	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 1965	F1	38.4 mi	300 yd	13	0
Dec 26, 1973	F1	35.7 mi	10 yd	4	0
May 2, 1983	F1	11 mi	83 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 2011	EF1	4.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 27, 2019	EF1	3.8 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Feb 28, 2024	EF0	2.2 mi	80 yd	0
Feb 27, 2023	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 17, 2022	EF0	6 mi	100 yd	3
Oct 15, 2021	EF1	2.7 mi	80 yd	0
Jul 29, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 27, 2019	EF1	3.8 mi	150 yd	0
May 27, 2019	EF1	1.6 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 20, 2011	EF1	4.2 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 26, 2010	EF0	2.2 mi	30 yd	0
Sep 16, 2010	EF1	2.9 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 11, 2006	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 28, 2006	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Franklin County, OH41 Ross County, OH16 Fayette County, OH18 Fairfield County, OH23 Madison County, OH16 Hocking County, OH7 Pike County, OH14 Vinton County, OH6

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pickaway County, Ohio had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Pickaway County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 13, 1999, with a 3.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pickaway County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (4 of 29). 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).