Ohio, 1950

Tornadoes in Ohio, July 19, 1950

July 19, 1950 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
30
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Van Wert

When
July 19, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Van Wert County
Rating
F2
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
40.800, -84.620

Tornado, Allen

When
July 19, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Rating
F3
Path length
9.7 mi
Path width
300 yd
Injuries
30 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.720, -84.080

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10086809, 10086810.