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The U.S. state of Ohio experiences roughly 137 tornadoes every year, including [nb 1] since 1878±, the year with the first ever event in the state.

Climatology

Events

FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
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Pre-1950

  • March 28, 1920 – An F4 tornado touched down in Wells County in Indiana, before crossing the Indiana-Ohio state line into Paulding County.[2] Several homes were destroyed, and a small store was hit, killing 6. It also moved through Fulton County, hitting Swanton, completely destroying multiple small buisnesses and homes. In total, 23 were killed, 54 were injured, and the tornado caused an estimated $1,000,000 (1920 USD) in damages. Another F4 tornado touched down in Jay County in Indiana, before tracking into Mercer and Van Wert counties. The tornado killed 17 and injured 70, and multiple houses were completely destroyed.[3] An FU tornado touched down in Grand Lake St. Marys, causing only minor damage and injuring several hikers.[4] A tornado touched down near Bowling Green, inflicting F2 damage to an estimated 36 homes and killing 2 people.[5] An F3 tornado that initially formed and touched down in Wayne County in Indiana crossed the state line into Darke County, killing 5 and destroying 6 barns.[6] A large and extremely violent F4 tornado caused extensive damage to Randolph County in Indiana before crossing into Darke County, killing 8 people who were sheltering in homes and causing an estimated $1,000,000 (1920 USD) in damages.[7]
  • June 28, 1924 – Multiple tornadoes touched down across northern Ohio, including two unrated tornadoes in Erie County and one in Portage County.[8] An extremely powerful and violent F4 tornado hit Sandusky and Lorain, killing 85 and injuring over 300. The tornado destroyed bridges and homes in its' path, and caused an estimated $12 million (1920 USD) in damages to roads and other structures.[9][10]
  • June 23, 1944 – A relatively brief and weak F2 tornado tracked through Portage County, inflicting damage to crops and houses. Several livestock were killed, but no injuries were reported.[11]
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
0 0 1 1 2 1 0

1950–1959

  • June 27, 1951 – A strong F2 tornado tracked through Butler County, hitting Jacksonburg and causing an estimated $2.5 million (1951 USD) in damages.[12]
  • May 24, 1952 – A brief F1 tornado was observed by multiple people as it tracked into Bedford, destroying road signs and heavily damaging houses.[13]
  • June 8, 1953 – An extremely powerful and long-tracked F4 tornado tracked through Henry, Wood, Sandusky, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga counties, destroying an estimated 110 homes and killing 17 people.[14]
  • November 15, 1955 – A long-tracked F3 tornado moved through Randolph County in Indiana before crossing into Darke County, damaging houses and injuring 8. The tornado caused $2.52 million (1955 USD) in damages.[15]
  • February 10, 1959 – An intense F3 tornado hit Sugar Tree Ridge, destroying 12 farms.[16] A vehicle that took a direct hit from the tornado was thrown over 75 yards away, and a house caught fire as the tornado downed power lines.[17] 6 people were injured, and the tornado caused $250,000 (1959 USD) in damages. [18]
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
0 0 0 1 0 1 0

1960–1969

  • April 25, 1961 – A violent and long-tracked F4 tornado caused extensive damage in Western Indiana before crossing the state line into Preble County, destroying homes and other structures.[19] 7 were injured and the tornado caused $12.5 million (1961 USD) in damages.[20] A strong F2 tornado touched down in Blanchester, tracking through Clinton County. Two people were killed in seperate barns near Martinsville, and 4 others were injured.[21]

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990–1999

2000–2009

2010–2019

2020–present

  1. ^ "National Weather Service Glossary". National Weather Service. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Northwest Ohio Is Swept By Tornado; 19 Known Dead". Toledo Blade. Press Pool. March 30, 1920.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Charles L. (April 1920). "Tornadoes of March 28, in Northeastern Illinois". Monthly Weather Review. 28 (4). Chicago, Illinois: United States Weather Bureau: 191–196. Bibcode:1920MWRv...48..191M. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1920)48<191b:TOMINI>2.0.CO;2.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Northwest Ohio Is Swept By Tornado; 19 Known Dead". Toledo Blade. Press Pool. March 30, 1920.
  5. ^ "Northwest Ohio Is Swept By Tornado; 19 Known Dead". Toledo Blade. Press Pool. March 30, 1920.
  6. ^ "Northwest Ohio Is Swept By Tornado; 19 Known Dead". Toledo Blade. Press Pool. March 30, 1920.
  7. ^ Mitchell, Charles L. (April 1920). "Tornadoes of March 28, in Northeastern Illinois". Monthly Weather Review. 28 (4). Chicago, Illinois: United States Weather Bureau: 191–196. Bibcode:1920MWRv...48..191M. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1920)48<191b:TOMINI>2.0.CO;2.Open access icon
  8. ^ 1924: Lorain Tornado Archived 2008-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ 1924: Lorain Tornado Archived 2008-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Schmidlin, Thomas W.; Schmidlin, Jeanne Appelhans (9 August 1996). Thunder in the Heartland: A Chronicle of Outstanding Weather Events in Ohio. Kent State University Press. pp. 254–258. ISBN 9780873385497. Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Grazulis, Significant Tornadoes, 915.
  12. ^ Ohio Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Centers for Environmental Information (Report). National Weather Service. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  13. ^ Ohio Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Centers for Environmental Information (Report). National Weather Service. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  14. ^ "WESTSIDE TORNADO OF 1953 | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University". case.edu. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  15. ^ Ohio Event Report: F3 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Ohio Event Report: F3 Tornado". National Weather Service. National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  17. ^ Grazulis, Thomas P. (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. p. 1018. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
  18. ^ "The Press-Gazette from Hillsboro, Ohio on February 13, 1959 · Page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020."The Press-Gazette from Hillsboro, Ohio on February 13, 1959 · Page 2". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Indiana Tornadoes: April 25, 1961 Tornado". Indiana Tornadoes. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  20. ^ Ohio Event Report: F4 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  21. ^ Ohio Event Report: F2 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 28 July 2020.


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