Tornadoes · United States · Ohio

Tornadoes in Huron County, Ohio

38 tornadoes have crossed Huron County since 1950, 3rd of the 88 counties in Ohio with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.0 years. They have killed 7 people and injured 114. 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
38
Deaths
7
Injuries
114
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, May 10, 1973

The deadliest in Huron County

  1. F3, Seneca and Huron counties, OhioMay 10, 19736 killed, 100 injured
  2. F2, Huron County, OhioMarch 10, 19861 killed, 10 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Seneca and Huron counties, OhioMay 10, 1973F3, 50.1 mi (81 km)
  2. F2, Huron County, OhioNovember 27, 1989F2, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  3. EF2, Huron County, OhioJune 15, 2023EF2, 8.7 mi (14 km)
  4. F2, Huron County, OhioMarch 10, 1986F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  5. F2, Huron County, OhioAugust 17, 1972F2, 2.8 mi (5 km)
  6. F2, Huron and Erie counties, OhioSeptember 20, 2000F2, 2.5 mi (4 km)
  7. F2, Huron County, OhioMay 2, 1983F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  8. F2, Huron County, OhioJune 30, 1977F2, 0.7 mi (1 km)
  9. F2, Huron County, OhioJuly 12, 1992F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 25 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Huron County. Each year links to every tornado in Ohio that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF1
20241EF0
20235EF2
20222EF1
20191EF1
20174EF1
20131EF0
20111EF1
20031F0
20021F1
200011F2
19991F1
19981F0
19941F1
19921F2
19911F1
198911F2
19862110F2
198312F2
19781F1
19772F2
19761F0
19751F1
197336100F3
19721F2

Every tornado that crossed Huron County

38 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 13, 20252:06 AM EDTEF1Huron0.350$45,000
June 18, 20258:26 PM EDTEF1Huron9.3200$40,000
June 29, 202411:02 AM EDTEF0Huron0.225
June 15, 20238:13 PM EDTEF1Huron4.0250$60,000
June 15, 20238:04 PM EDTEF1Huron8.61,100$165,000
June 15, 20238:01 PM EDTEF0Huron0.7100$5,000
June 15, 20237:51 PM EDTEF0Huron1.6100$5,000
June 15, 20237:48 PM EDTEF2Huron8.72,200$270,000
May 3, 20226:36 PM EDTEF1Huron0.450$50,000
March 23, 20226:11 PM EDTEF0Huron0.8100$5,000
August 6, 20195:20 PM EDTEF1Huron1.550
November 5, 20175:21 PM ESTEF1Huron1.8100$250,000
November 5, 20175:10 PM ESTEF0Huron3.3100$125,000
November 5, 20175:08 PM ESTEF1Huron3.0200$200,000
November 5, 20175:02 PM ESTEF0Huron0.6100$200,000
July 10, 20132:24 PM EDTEF0Seneca10.250$200,000
May 25, 20116:00 PM EDTEF1Huron8.050$250,000
July 10, 200311:30 AM EDTF0Huron0.125$10,000
November 10, 20025:42 PM ESTF1Huron12.550$1.3 million
September 20, 20008:05 PM EDTF2Huron2.51001$420,000
July 9, 19996:00 PM EDTF1Huron0.030$100,000
July 21, 199810:40 PM EDTF0Huron9.030$100,000
September 30, 199411:55 PM EDTF1Huron0.223$5,000 to $50,000
July 12, 19929:00 PM EDTF2Huron0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
May 30, 19918:00 PM EDTF1Seneca22.0100$50,000 to $500,000
November 27, 198910:35 PM ESTF2Huron15.0731$500,000 to $5 million
May 15, 19867:05 PM EDTF0Huron1.073$5,000 to $50,000
March 10, 19865:03 PM ESTF2Huron8.0200110$500,000 to $5 million
May 2, 19832:20 PM EDTF2Huron2.0502$50,000 to $500,000
June 26, 19781:13 PM EDTF1Huron0.120$5,000 to $50,000
June 30, 19777:40 PM EDTF2Huron0.750$50,000 to $500,000
June 30, 19777:40 PM EDTF1Huron0.550$50,000 to $500,000
April 25, 19761:12 PM EDTF0Huron0.130$500 to $5,000
September 5, 19756:35 PM EDTF1Seneca10.210$5,000 to $50,000
June 26, 19738:00 PM EDTF0Huron0.210$50 to $500
June 26, 19737:40 PM EDTF1Huron0.517$50 to $500
May 10, 19735:40 PM EDTF3Seneca50.1276100$500,000 to $5 million
August 17, 19721:11 PM EDTF2Huron2.8183$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.