Tornadoes · United States · Ohio

Tornadoes in Greene County, Ohio

25 tornadoes have crossed Greene County since 1950, 22nd of the 88 counties in Ohio with a tornado on record, an average of one every 3.0 years. They have killed 37 people and injured 1,296. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and above, 1 at the top of the scale.

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
25
Deaths
37
Injuries
1,296
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F5, April 3, 1974

The deadliest in Greene County

  1. F5, Greene and Clark counties, OhioApril 3, 197436 killed, 1,150 injured
  2. F4, Greene County, OhioSeptember 20, 20001 killed, 100 injured

The strongest

  1. F5, Greene and Clark counties, OhioApril 3, 1974F5, 31.3 mi (50 km)
  2. F4, Greene County, OhioSeptember 20, 2000F4, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  3. F3, Butler, Warren, Clinton and Greene counties, OhioMay 10, 1969F3, 54.5 mi (88 km)
  4. EF3, Montgomery and Greene counties, OhioMay 27, 2019EF3, 9.9 mi (16 km)
  5. EF3, Greene County, OhioMay 14, 2014EF3, 8.9 mi (14 km)
  6. F2, Greene County, OhioApril 25, 1989F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  7. F2, Greene County, OhioOctober 9, 1966F2, 4.9 mi (8 km)
  8. F2, Greene County, OhioFebruary 25, 1956F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  9. F2, Greene County, OhioJuly 2, 1997F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)
  10. F2, Greene County, OhioApril 19, 1963F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 21 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Greene County. Each year links to every tornado in Ohio that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241EF1
20193EF3
20181EF1
20173EF0
201512EF1
20141EF3
20111EF1
20081EF0
200011100F4
19981F0
19971F2
1989116F2
19821F1
19801F1
19741361150F5
1969125F3
196613F2
19651F1
19641F1
19631F2
19561F2

Every tornado that crossed Greene County

25 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 28, 20244:37 AM ESTEF1Montgomery2.4200$510,000
May 27, 201912:23 AM EDTEF0Greene4.2250$200,000
May 27, 201911:48 PM EDTEF1Greene5.8250$53,000
May 27, 201911:12 PM EDTEF3Montgomery9.91,230$51 million
April 3, 20184:45 PM EDTEF1Greene8.8200$500,000
May 24, 20179:06 PM EDTEF0Greene1.690$2,000
May 24, 20178:30 PM EDTEF0Greene2.225
May 24, 20178:26 PM EDTEF0Greene2.640$3,000
May 26, 20155:16 PM EDTEF1Greene0.6702$750,000
May 14, 20145:44 PM EDTEF3Greene8.9400$500,000
May 23, 20117:55 PM EDTEF1Greene0.9100$3,000
May 8, 20085:25 PM EDTEF0Greene0.110$1,000
September 20, 20007:18 PM EDTF4Greene9.05001100$15 million
May 7, 19988:35 PM EDTF0Greene0.230$10,000
July 2, 19977:00 PM EDTF2Greene0.2300$50,000
April 25, 19898:32 PM EDTF2Greene5.012316$500,000 to $5 million
May 29, 19822:30 PM EDTF1Greene0.350$50,000 to $500,000
August 3, 19807:15 PM EDTF1Greene1.0150$50,000 to $500,000
April 3, 19743:30 PM EDTF5Greene31.3533361150$50 million to $500 million
May 10, 19694:10 PM GMT-4F3Butler54.540025$500,000 to $5 million
October 9, 196612:55 AM GMT-4F2Greene4.91003$50,000 to $500,000
April 11, 196511:50 PM GMT-5F1Greene0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 23, 19647:00 PM GMT-4F1Greene0.310$5,000 to $50,000
April 19, 19633:00 PM GMT-5F2Greene0.110$50,000 to $500,000
February 25, 19566:30 AM GMT-5F2Greene0.330$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.