Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in Ohio, 2023
79 tornado warnings in 2023. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 79
- Busiest month
- August30 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- August 12, 202316 tornado warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 9:05 AM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams, Pike, Scioto | 25 min |
| Feb 27, 2:12 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler, Preble | 33 min |
| Feb 27, 2:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler, Montgomery, Warren | 32 min |
| Feb 27, 3:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clark, Greene | 35 min |
| Feb 27, 3:12 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Miami | 18 min |
| Feb 27, 3:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clark, Fayette, Greene, Madison | 32 min |
| Feb 27, 3:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams, Pike, Scioto | 11 min |
| Feb 27, 3:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fayette, Highland, Ross | 24 min |
| Feb 27, 3:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Pickaway | 33 min |
| Feb 27, 4:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Franklin, Pickaway | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 5:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 5:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Brown, Clinton, Highland | 37 min |
| Mar 3, 5:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fayette, Highland, Ross | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 11:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Paulding | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 11:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Paulding | 34 min |
| Apr 1, 12:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Mercer | 31 min |
| Apr 1, 12:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen, Van Wert | 23 min |
| Apr 1, 1:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Miami | 27 min |
| Apr 1, 1:08 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Miami | 15 min |
| Apr 1, 1:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Champaign | 18 min |
| Apr 1, 1:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Delaware, Union | 31 min |
| Apr 1, 2:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Delaware | 9 min |
| Jun 11, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Miami, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 7:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clark, Miami, Montgomery | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 7:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Champaign | 15 min |
| Jun 11, 8:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Brown, Highland | 23 min |
| Jun 11, 9:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Highland | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 9:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Highland | 11 min |
| Jun 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lucas | 23 min |
| Jun 15, 6:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 7:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 7:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Huron | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 8:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Huron, Richland | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 8:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Wayne | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 6:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 6:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson | 15 min |
| Jul 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 8:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Champaign, Logan, Union | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Medina, Wayne | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 8:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark, Wayne | 38 min |
| Jul 20, 9:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Highland | 34 min |
| Jul 26, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa | 12 min |
| Jul 28, 12:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fayette, Madison | 22 min |
| Jul 29, 3:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 3:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Darke, Mercer | 22 min |
| Jul 29, 3:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Shelby | 19 min |
| Jul 29, 5:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Richland, Wayne | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 6:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain | 18 min |
| Aug 12, 12:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hardin | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 12:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hardin | 18 min |
| Aug 12, 12:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Marion | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Marion | 37 min |
| Aug 12, 1:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion | 18 min |
| Aug 12, 2:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Morrow, Richland | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 2:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Knox, Richland | 35 min |
| Aug 12, 3:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Holmes | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 3:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Holmes | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 3:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 4:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage | 29 min |
| Aug 12, 4:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Portage | 53 min |
| Aug 12, 4:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 7:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Athens | 25 min |
| Aug 12, 7:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Athens, Washington | 17 min |
| Aug 12, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 8:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Belmont | 18 min |
| Aug 12, 8:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Monroe, Noble | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 8:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Belmont | 16 min |
| Aug 12, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Athens | 15 min |
| Aug 23, 11:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 11:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky | 38 min |
| Aug 24, 11:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa | 27 min |
| Aug 24, 11:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Summit and 1 more | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 12:11 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 12:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Lorain, Medina, Wayne | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 3:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Scioto | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 3:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Scioto | 32 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Highland County7
- Ottawa County6
- Erie County6
- Ashland County6
- Miami County5
- Fayette County5
- Wayne County5
- Scioto County4
- Clark County4
- Champaign County4
- Clinton County4
- Sandusky County4
- Huron County4
- Richland County4
- Carroll County4
- Harrison County4
- Athens County4
- Montgomery County3
- Madison County3
- Brown County3
- Tuscarawas County3
- Ashtabula County3
- Holmes County3
- Marion County3
- Portage County3
- Adams County2
- Pike County2
- Butler County2
- Greene County2
- Ross County2
- Franklin County2
- Pickaway County2
- Paulding County2
- Defiance County2
- Auglaize County2
- Mercer County2
- Delaware County2
- Union County2
- Lucas County2
- Jefferson County2
28 more counties
- Medina County2
- Lorain County2
- Hardin County2
- Belmont County2
- Geauga County2
- Lake County2
- Preble County1
- Warren County1
- Clermont County1
- Allen County1
- Van Wert County1
- Seneca County1
- Logan County1
- Stark County1
- Darke County1
- Shelby County1
- Crawford County1
- Morrow County1
- Knox County1
- Coshocton County1
- Mahoning County1
- Washington County1
- Meigs County1
- Monroe County1
- Noble County1
- Cuyahoga County1
- Summit County1
- Trumbull County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.