Van Wert County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Van Wert County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Nov 10, 2002). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 149 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

8killed · 149 injured

52.8 milongest path · 2002

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F115

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F43

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Nov 10, 2002	F4	52.8 mi	880 yd	17	4
Apr 11, 1965	F4	52.5 mi	10 yd	125	4
Feb 18, 1992	F4	2.8 mi	40 yd	6	0
Oct 24, 2001	F3	32 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2006	F2	2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 1950	F2	0.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1967	F1	27.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	15.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Sep 14, 1990	F1	15 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 26, 2010	EF1	9.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 24, 2016	EF1	5.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 23, 2011	EF1	4.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	15.3 mi	300 yd
Feb 27, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd
Mar 23, 2022	unrated	0.3 mi	20 yd
Aug 11, 2021	unrated	2 mi	30 yd
Aug 11, 2021	EF0	4.7 mi	50 yd
Jun 22, 2018	EF0	1.1 mi	180 yd
Aug 24, 2016	EF1	5.5 mi	75 yd
Aug 24, 2016	EF0	1.5 mi	25 yd
Aug 24, 2016	EF0	4.7 mi	40 yd
Aug 24, 2016	EF0	2.5 mi	20 yd
Nov 17, 2013	EF1	2.1 mi	150 yd

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Paulding County, OH16 Adams County, IN24 Mercer County, OH29 Allen County, OH24 Putnam County, OH28 Auglaize County, OH23 Allen County, IN32 Defiance County, OH12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Van Wert County, Ohio had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Van Wert County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Nov 10, 2002, with a 52.8-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Van Wert County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 40). 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).