Trumbull County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Trumbull County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 31, 1985). Tornadoes here killed 36 and injured 465 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

36killed · 465 injured

56.2 milongest path · 1985

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F18

(E)F21

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 31, 1985	F5	47 mi	450 yd	310	18
May 31, 1985	F4	56.2 mi	350 yd	125	16
Aug 5, 1956	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2
May 31, 1985	F3	15 mi	440 yd	30	0
Jun 7, 1978	F2	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 2019	EF1	13.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jan 8, 2019	EF1	4.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	4.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 13, 1975	F1	2.7 mi	880 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 2017	EF1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	0.8 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 21, 2021	EF1	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 17, 2024	EF0	3 mi	20 yd
Aug 24, 2023	EF0	1.9 mi	100 yd
Oct 21, 2021	EF1	0.7 mi	50 yd
Oct 21, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jun 16, 2019	EF1	13.5 mi	250 yd
Jun 16, 2019	EF0	6 mi	250 yd
Jan 8, 2019	EF1	4.5 mi	75 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	4.1 mi	25 yd
Aug 17, 2017	EF1	1 mi	100 yd
Aug 5, 2012	EF0	4 mi	25 yd
Apr 9, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Aug 13, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

Deadliest: May 31, 1985, F5, 18 killed.

Nearby counties

Mahoning County, OH18 Portage County, OH19 Geauga County, OH18 Mercer County, PA24 Lawrence County, PA12 Columbiana County, OH21 Lake County, OH5 Ashtabula County, OH16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Trumbull County, Ohio had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Trumbull County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 31, 1985, with a 47-mile path and 18 deaths.

When is tornado season in Trumbull County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (6 of 23). 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).