Wood County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Wood County, Ohio between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 8, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 25 and injured 450 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

25killed · 450 injured

118 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F17

(E)F26

(E)F31

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 8, 1953	F4	118 mi	100 yd	379	17
Jun 5, 2010	EF4	8.8 mi	400 yd	28	7
May 2, 1983	F3	5 mi	100 yd	22	1
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	11.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1992	F2	7 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 8, 1980	F2	1.5 mi	100 yd	7	0
May 16, 1971	F2	1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1992	F2	0.1 mi	150 yd	5	0
Jul 12, 1992	F2	0.1 mi	100 yd	5	0
Nov 10, 2002	F1	4.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 7, 2010	EF1	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF1	1.3 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 24, 2016	EF0	—	20 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF1	1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	11.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF1	1.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 2013	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2010	EF4	8.8 mi	400 yd	28	7
May 7, 2010	EF1	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 1, 2007	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 2002	F1	4.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 2002	F1	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 2000	F1	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jun 8, 1953, F4, 17 killed.

Nearby counties

Henry County, OH18 Lucas County, OH12 Sandusky County, OH14 Hancock County, OH17 Seneca County, OH24 Fulton County, OH14 Ottawa County, OH15 Putnam County, OH28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wood County, Ohio had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wood County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 8, 1953, with a 118-mile path and 17 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wood County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (7 of 28). 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).