Tornadoes · United States · Ohio

Tornadoes in Clinton County, Ohio

36 tornadoes have crossed Clinton County since 1950, 4th of the 88 counties in Ohio with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.1 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 78. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and 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
36
Deaths
3
Injuries
78
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, April 23, 1968

The deadliest in Clinton County

  1. F2, Clinton and Highland counties, OhioApril 25, 19612 killed, 4 injured
  2. F4, Clermont, Brown and Clinton counties, OhioApril 23, 19681 killed, 33 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Clermont, Brown and Clinton counties, OhioApril 23, 1968F4, 24.1 mi (39 km)
  2. F3, Butler, Warren, Clinton and Greene counties, OhioMay 10, 1969F3, 54.5 mi (88 km)
  3. F2, Warren, Clinton and Fayette counties, OhioSeptember 14, 1990F2, 35.0 mi (56 km)
  4. F2, Clinton and Highland counties, OhioApril 25, 1961F2, 25.0 mi (40 km)
  5. F2, Clinton County, OhioMarch 10, 1986F2, 6.0 mi (10 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 23 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Clinton County. Each year links to every tornado in Ohio that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20253EF0
20242EF1
20221EF0
20201EF0
20121EF0
20111EF0
20101EF0
20093EF0
20082EF0
20064F0
20021F0
20011F0
19981F1
19971F1
19941F0
19934F1
199026F2
1986110F2
19761F0
19701F1
1969125F3
19681133F4
1961124F2

Every tornado that crossed Clinton County

36 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 2, 20251:29 AM EDTEF0Clinton9.1350$90,000
April 2, 20251:19 AM EDTEF0Clinton2.7100$5,000
April 2, 20251:17 AM EDTEF0Clinton7.9250$43,000
July 29, 20241:40 AM EDTEF1Warren8.0200$50,000
May 7, 202410:27 PM EDTEF0Clinton1.380$10,000
March 23, 20223:42 PM EDTEF0Warren1.750$12,000
April 8, 202011:01 PM EDTEF0Clinton0.950$5,000
March 23, 20127:50 PM EDTEF0Clinton0.450$50,000
June 27, 20118:54 PM EDTEF0Clinton0.025
October 26, 20101:20 PM EDTEF0Clinton4.0200$70,000
October 23, 20096:16 PM EDTEF0Clinton0.16$2,000
May 30, 20098:50 PM EDTEF0Clinton0.360$10,000
May 30, 20098:48 PM EDTEF0Clinton0.420
June 3, 200812:25 AM EDTEF0Clinton0.225$15,000
May 8, 20085:20 PM EDTEF0Clinton0.420$5,000
July 11, 20069:49 PM EDTF0Clinton0.130
July 11, 20069:34 PM EDTF0Clinton0.130
July 11, 20069:05 PM EDTF0Clinton0.130
July 11, 20068:41 PM EDTF0Clinton5.050$10,000
May 9, 20026:09 PM EDTF0Clinton2.020$50,000
May 24, 20017:37 PM EDTF0Clinton0.510$10,000
May 31, 19987:25 PM EDTF1Clinton0.3100$20,000
May 14, 19976:05 PM EDTF1Clinton2.0500$20,000
April 28, 19946:07 PM EDTF0Clinton0.120
June 30, 19933:40 PM EDTF1Clinton1.0100$500 to $5,000
June 30, 19933:33 PM EDTF1Clinton1.050$5,000 to $50,000
June 30, 19933:25 PM EDTF1Clinton0.520$500 to $5,000
June 28, 19931:53 PM EDTF0Clinton2.020$500 to $5,000
September 14, 19904:45 PM EDTF2Warren35.02006$500,000 to $5 million
June 2, 199012:45 AM EDTF0Clinton1.050
March 10, 19864:08 PM ESTF2Clinton6.07310$500,000 to $5 million
June 24, 19767:15 PM EDTF0Clermont10.110$50,000 to $500,000
May 12, 19706:24 PM EDTF1Clinton0.160$5,000 to $50,000
May 10, 19694:10 PM GMT-4F3Butler54.540025$500,000 to $5 million
April 23, 19681:56 PM GMT-5F4Clermont24.1300133$500,000 to $5 million
April 25, 19615:00 PM GMT-5F2Clinton25.05024$50,000 to $500,000

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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.