Tornadoes in Ohio

1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

   Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

   Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

   Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

   Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

   Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

   Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

7. Unrated

   The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

1. F5 Xenia tornado, OhioApril 3, 197436 killed, 1,150 injured
2. F5 Niles–Wheatland tornado, Ohio and PennsylvaniaMay 31, 198518 killed, 310 injured
3. F4 Grafton–Strongsville tornado, OhioApril 11, 196518 killed, 200 injured
4. F4 Toledo tornado, Ohio and MichiganApril 11, 196518 killed, 236 injured
5. F4, Henry, Wood, Sandusky and Erie counties, OhioJune 8, 195317 killed, 379 injured
6. F4 Atlantic tornado, Ohio and PennsylvaniaMay 31, 198516 killed, 125 injured
7. F4 Cairo tornado, OhioApril 11, 196513 killed, 104 injured
8. F4 Albion tornado, Ohio and PennsylvaniaMay 31, 198512 killed, 82 injured
9. EF4 Millbury tornado, OhioJune 5, 20107 killed, 28 injured
10. F5 Wheelersburg–Gallipolis tornado, OhioApril 23, 19687 killed, 93 injured
11. F3, Seneca and Huron counties, OhioMay 10, 19736 killed, 100 injured
12. F4 Van Wert–Roselms tornado, OhioNovember 10, 20024 killed, 17 injured

1. F5 Niles–Wheatland tornado, Ohio and PennsylvaniaMay 31, 1985F5, 47.0 mi (76 km)
2. F5 Wheelersburg–Gallipolis tornado, OhioApril 23, 1968F5, 34.0 mi (55 km)
3. F5 Xenia tornado, OhioApril 3, 1974F5, 31.3 mi (50 km)
4. F4, Henry, Wood, Sandusky and Erie counties, OhioJune 8, 1953F4, 118.0 mi (190 km)
5. F4 Atlantic tornado, Ohio and PennsylvaniaMay 31, 1985F4, 56.2 mi (90 km)
6. F4 Van Wert–Roselms tornado, OhioNovember 10, 2002F4, 52.8 mi (85 km)
7. F4 Cairo tornado, OhioApril 11, 1965F4, 32.5 mi (52 km)
8. F4, Clermont, Brown and Clinton counties, OhioApril 23, 1968F4, 24.1 mi (39 km)
9. F4 Grafton–Strongsville tornado, OhioApril 11, 1965F4, 22.0 mi (35 km)
10. F4, Hamilton and Warren counties, OhioApril 3, 1974F4, 19.8 mi (32 km)
11. F4 Fort Loramie tornado, OhioApril 11, 1965F4, 18.4 mi (30 km)
12. EF4 Dayton tornado, OhioMay 27, 2019EF4, 18.2 mi (29 km)

1. F4, Henry, Wood, Sandusky and Erie counties, OhioJune 8, 1953118.0 mi (190 km)
2. F3, Champaign, Clark, Madison and Franklin counties, OhioMay 10, 197389.6 mi (144 km)
3. F2, Wyandot, Marion, Morrow and Richland counties, OhioMay 10, 197358.2 mi (94 km)
4. F4 Atlantic tornado, Ohio and PennsylvaniaMay 31, 198556.2 mi (90 km)
5. F3, Butler, Warren, Clinton and Greene counties, OhioMay 10, 196954.5 mi (88 km)
6. F4 Van Wert–Roselms tornado, OhioNovember 10, 200252.8 mi (85 km)
7. F3, Seneca and Huron counties, OhioMay 10, 197350.1 mi (81 km)
8. F5 Niles–Wheatland tornado, Ohio and PennsylvaniaMay 31, 198547.0 mi (76 km)
9. F2, Ashland and Wayne counties, OhioMay 10, 197340.4 mi (65 km)
10. F3, Putnam, Hancock and Wyandot counties, OhioJune 2, 197139.6 mi (64 km)
11. F1, Pickaway, Fairfield and Perry counties, OhioApril 11, 196538.4 mi (62 km)
12. F1, Ross, Pickaway and Fairfield counties, OhioDecember 26, 197335.7 mi (57 km)

1. EF4 Dayton tornado, OhioMay 27, 2019$500 million
2. EF4 Millbury tornado, OhioJune 5, 2010$102 million
3. F4 Blue Ash tornado, OhioApril 9, 1999$85 million
4. EF3, Montgomery and Greene counties, OhioMay 27, 2019$51 million
5. F2, Franklin County, OhioOctober 11, 2006$50 million
6. F2, Stark County, OhioApril 28, 2002$46 million
7. EF2, Wayne County, OhioSeptember 16, 2010$35 million
8. F4 Van Wert–Roselms tornado, OhioNovember 10, 2002$30 million
9. F2, Wayne County, OhioNovember 12, 2003$21 million
10. F2, Ottawa County, OhioJune 24, 1998$20 million
11. F2, Summit and Cuyahoga counties, OhioNovember 10, 2002$17 million
12. EF3, Mercer County, OhioMay 27, 2019$15 million

1. July 12, 199229tornadoes
2. May 27, 201920tornadoes
3. May 7, 202418tornadoes
4. November 10, 200218tornadoes
5. November 5, 201716tornadoes
6. March 31, 202313tornadoes
7. June 30, 199313tornadoes
8. April 3, 197413tornadoes
9. August 24, 202312tornadoes
10. June 15, 202312tornadoes
11. June 30, 197712tornadoes
12. August 24, 201611tornadoes

A tornado is counted once for every county its path crossed, so these add up to more than 1,381. Each county has a page of its own: every tornado that crossed it, year by year.

Warnings in force in OhioForecast for your townThe live radar over Ohio

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.