Tornadoes · United States · Ohio

Tornadoes in Auglaize County, Ohio

23 tornadoes have crossed Auglaize County since 1950, 25th of the 88 counties in Ohio with a tornado on record, an average of one every 3.3 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 38. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  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.

Now

Tornadoes
23
Deaths
3
Injuries
38
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, March 14, 2024

The deadliest in Auglaize County

  1. EF3, Auglaize and Logan counties, OhioMarch 14, 20243 killed, 27 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Auglaize and Logan counties, OhioMarch 14, 2024EF3, 31.3 mi (50 km)
  2. EF2, Mercer and Auglaize counties, OhioMay 7, 2024EF2, 6.4 mi (10 km)
  3. EF2, Auglaize and Allen counties, OhioOctober 26, 2010EF2, 3.9 mi (6 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 12 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Auglaize County. Each year links to every tornado in Ohio that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20243327EF3
202347EF1
20193EF1
20131EF0
20111EF0
20102EF2
20063F0
20031F1
19991F0
199224F1
19891F1
19801F1

Every tornado that crossed Auglaize County

23 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 7, 20248:20 PM EDTEF2Mercer6.4300$350,000
March 14, 20247:29 PM EDTEF3Auglaize31.31,000327$6.0 million
March 14, 20247:00 PM EDTEF1Mercer15.91,050$750,000
March 31, 20231:00 AM EDTEF1Auglaize8.0300$500,000
March 31, 202312:54 AM EDTEF1Auglaize9.23007$3.0 million
March 31, 202312:45 AM EDTEF0Mercer8.4200$100,000
March 31, 202312:45 AM EDTEF0Auglaize4.5250$100,000
May 27, 201911:01 PM EDTEF0Auglaize0.230$10,000
May 27, 201910:47 PM EDTEF0Auglaize4.0150$50,000
May 27, 201910:33 PM EDTEF1Auglaize1.3150$500,000
June 12, 201312:03 AM EDTEF0Auglaize2.350$350,000
April 19, 201111:44 PM EDTEF0Auglaize3.867$55,000
October 26, 201011:59 AM EDTEF2Auglaize3.9110$238,000
October 26, 201011:48 AM EDTEF0Auglaize0.140$30,000
August 28, 200610:00 PM EDTF0Auglaize0.8300$100,000
June 22, 20063:30 PM EDTF0Auglaize0.120$10,000
May 18, 20061:00 PM EDTF0Auglaize0.110$10,000
August 1, 200311:10 PM EDTF1Auglaize6.0100$10,000
July 1, 199912:45 PM EDTF0Auglaize0.130$10,000
July 12, 19928:15 PM EDTF1Auglaize0.1501$50,000 to $500,000
July 12, 19927:35 PM EDTF1Auglaize5.0733$500,000 to $5 million
May 25, 198911:30 PM EDTF1Auglaize0.550$50,000 to $500,000
April 3, 19808:30 PM ESTF1Auglaize1.077$50,000 to $500,000

Nearby

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What this means

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.

Sources

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