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NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Ohio Hurricane and Tornado History

Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Ohio has 1,381 tornadoes on record since 1950, 64 of them EF3 or stronger, with 229 deaths. No hurricane has passed within 75 miles of any city in the state; the most tornado-prone is Dayton (146).

Cities
605
Tornadoes in state
1,381

since 1950

EF3 or stronger
64
Tornado deaths
229

Ohio weather by month: rain, temperature and hurricane season by station →

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Storms that reached the most Ohio cities

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Ohio cities

Ohio cities by storm history
CityHurricanesTropical stormsTornadoesEF3+Last storm
Cincinnati049312Opal 1995
Columbus03954Opal 1995
Cleveland05627Isabel 2003
Toledo05706Ike 2008
Dayton0314610Opal 1995
Akron06926Sandy 2012
Canton05692Sandy 2012
Hamilton02938Unnamed 1915
Middletown0310813Opal 1995
Springfield041039Opal 1995
Westerville04933Opal 1995
Youngstown07825Sandy 2012
Dublin04903Opal 1995
Lima0410011Ike 2008
Mansfield04882Opal 1995
Warren05787Sandy 2012
Lorain04663Opal 1995
Parma05777Isabel 2003
Grove City03914Opal 1995
Massillon05731Sandy 2012
Hilliard03874Opal 1995
Medina04996Opal 1995
Newark03773Opal 1995
Lancaster06804Opal 1995
Elyria04804Opal 1995
Mentor07424Sandy 2012
Gahanna03993Opal 1995
Reynoldsburg03974Opal 1995
Delaware04805Opal 1995
Mason0410210Opal 1995
Painesville06352Sandy 2012
Loveland041078Opal 1995
Chillicothe05552Opal 1995
Zanesville06572Opal 1995
West Chester04978Opal 1995
Euclid06474Sandy 2012
Marion04622Opal 1995
Findlay04728Ike 2008
Lakewood06635Isabel 2003
Huber Heights0413210Opal 1995
Middleburg Heights05827Isabel 2003
Cuyahoga Falls06867Sandy 2012
Beavercreek031429Opal 1995
Strongsville06937Isabel 2003
Pickerington031025Opal 1995
Brunswick05987Isabel 2003
Fairfield03928Unnamed 1915
Powell04903Opal 1995
Wooster04860Opal 1995
Perrysburg04687Ike 2008
Lebanon0411711Opal 1995
Fairborn031298Opal 1995
Canal Winchester031075Opal 1995
Cleveland Heights06626Sandy 2012
Xenia031287Opal 1995
Mayfield Heights06606Sandy 2012
Sandusky05654Ike 2008
North Canton06612Sandy 2012
Barberton06925Sandy 2012
Stow06847Sandy 2012
Kent06745Sandy 2012
Marysville04613Opal 1995
Troy0311510Unnamed 1915
Beachwood06676Sandy 2012
Batavia031059Opal 1995
Willoughby06474Sandy 2012
Miamisburg0312312Opal 1995
North Ridgeville05755Opal 1995
Bowling Green04748Ike 2008
Lewis Center04914Opal 1995
Chagrin Falls06677Sandy 2012
Wadsworth06965Sandy 2012
Westlake05735Opal 1995
Athens06191Opal 1995
Milford0311310Opal 1995
Boardman07795Sandy 2012
Sylvania05748Ike 2008
Alliance05694Sandy 2012
South Euclid06595Sandy 2012
Willowick06383Sandy 2012
Ravenna05806Sandy 2012
North Olmsted05755Opal 1995
Pataskala03943Opal 1995
Blacklick021004Opal 1995
Ashtabula06282Sandy 2012
North Royalton05947Isabel 2003
Ashland04961Opal 1995
Mount Vernon05672Opal 1995
Maumee04656Ike 2008
Bedford06778Sandy 2012
Galloway03884Opal 1995
Fremont05765Ike 2008
Garfield Heights06757Sandy 2012
Maineville041119Opal 1995
Sidney03878Unnamed 1915
Uniontown06693Sandy 2012
Tiffin05837Ike 2008
Centerville0313911Opal 1995
Defiance06675Ike 2008
Austintown05766Sandy 2012
New Albany03953Opal 1995
Oxford02819Unnamed 1915
Portsmouth06465Opal 1995
Springboro0311911Opal 1995
Kettering031419Opal 1995
Marietta06191Opal 1995
Worthington04943Opal 1995
Hudson06898Sandy 2012
Avon Lake05585Opal 1995
Salem07704Sandy 2012
Piqua031007Unnamed 1915
Avon05695Opal 1995
Amelia03989Opal 1995
Solon06769Sandy 2012
New Philadelphia07441Sandy 2012
Chardon06523Sandy 2012
Richmond Heights06555Sandy 2012
Circleville04732Opal 1995
London03903Opal 1995
Hillsboro04916Opal 1995
Maple Heights06757Sandy 2012
Norwalk04975Opal 1995
Olmsted Falls05805Opal 1995
Aurora06778Sandy 2012
Tipp City0412310Opal 1995
Wilmington0412412Opal 1995
Greenville0310310Unnamed 1915
Canfield06786Sandy 2012
Washington Court House03845Opal 1995
Twinsburg06839Sandy 2012
Rocky River06605Isabel 2003
Harrison03809Unnamed 1915
Brooklyn05727Isabel 2003
East Liverpool09572Sandy 2012
Amherst04793Opal 1995
Englewood0312610Unnamed 1915
Independence06777Sandy 2012
Oregon04726Ike 2008
Millersburg03580Opal 1995
Celina041058Ike 2008
Bellefontaine04476Opal 1995
Niles05767Sandy 2012
Urbana04897Opal 1995
Ironton07343Opal 1995
Northfield06858Sandy 2012
Fairlawn06977Sandy 2012
Broadview Heights06917Sandy 2012
Cambridge06370Opal 1995
Louisville05623Sandy 2012
Madison06291Sandy 2012
Logan06450Opal 1995
Dover06561Sandy 2012
Coshocton04511Opal 1995
West Carrollton0313011Opal 1995
Tallmadge06866Sandy 2012
Fostoria05688Ike 2008
Berea05815Opal 1995
Brookpark06726Isabel 2003
Streetsboro06746Sandy 2012
Wapakoneta038310Unnamed 1915
Plain City04844Opal 1995
Steubenville08380Sandy 2012
Heath04762Opal 1995
Wickliffe06503Sandy 2012
Bucyrus04926Opal 1995
Fairview Park06665Isabel 2003
New Carlisle0412210Opal 1995
Holland05625Ike 2008
Galion04892Opal 1995
Cortland06735Sandy 2012
Saint Clairsville08241Sandy 2012
Jackson06373Opal 1995
Middlefield06666Sandy 2012
Conneaut06352Sandy 2012
Bay Village05655Opal 1995
Sunbury04834Opal 1995
Vermilion04713Opal 1995
Granville03843Opal 1995
Copley06996Sandy 2012
Van Wert041148Ike 2008
Eaton03935Unnamed 1915
Trenton0210111Unnamed 1915
Girard05787Sandy 2012
Vandalia0412810Opal 1995
Galena04934Opal 1995
Groveport031065Opal 1995
Bryan06666Ike 2008
Cleves03879Unnamed 1915
Grafton05914Opal 1995
Napoleon05646Ike 2008
Lexington04832Opal 1995
Port Clinton05503Ike 2008
Shelby041002Opal 1995
Geneva06312Sandy 2012
Brecksville06857Sandy 2012
Johnstown03863Opal 1995
Orrville04820Opal 1995
Trotwood0313210Unnamed 1915
Morrow041249Opal 1995
Hubbard05756Sandy 2012
Orient03905Opal 1995
Waverly07524Opal 1995
Canal Fulton06832Sandy 2012
Ashville03964Opal 1995
Swanton05717Ike 2008
Wauseon06573Ike 2008
Wheelersburg06475Opal 1995
Saint Marys0410712Ike 2008
Mogadore06764Sandy 2012
Sheffield Village04593Opal 1995
Huron04795Opal 1995
Gallipolis06241Opal 1995
Kenton04516Opal 1995
Bellevue04884Opal 1995
Moraine0314111Opal 1995
Monroe0310411Opal 1995
Macedonia06878Sandy 2012
Lisbon07652Sandy 2012
Brookville031328Unnamed 1915
South Point07312Opal 1995
Wintersville08370Sandy 2012
Oberlin041034Opal 1995
Waynesville0313111Opal 1995
Bellbrook0313911Opal 1995
Lucasville07495Opal 1995
Goshen031108Opal 1995
Bethel04878Opal 1995
Columbiana07754Sandy 2012
Ottawa049410Ike 2008
Delphos0412111Ike 2008
Chesterland06546Sandy 2012
Hartville06674Sandy 2012
Upper Sandusky04676Opal 1995
Mount Gilead04861Opal 1995
Clyde05824Ike 2008
Willard041004Opal 1995
Wellington041094Opal 1995
Struthers07825Sandy 2012
Proctorville07352Opal 1995
Navarre05660Sandy 2012
Carrollton07472Sandy 2012
Williamsburg0310010Opal 1995
Blanchester0311510Opal 1995
New Richmond03858Opal 1995
Minerva07601Sandy 2012
Fredericktown04752Opal 1995
Clinton06903Sandy 2012
Belpre06221Opal 1995
Columbia Station05925Opal 1995
Newton Falls05787Sandy 2012
Mount Orab041039Opal 1995
Sugarcreek03510Opal 1995
Toronto08450Sandy 2012
Baltimore04854Opal 1995
Caldwell06250Opal 1995
Germantown0211512Unnamed 1915
Georgetown058110Opal 1995
Thornville04723Opal 1995
Greenfield04784Opal 1995
Garrettsville05798Sandy 2012
West Union06667Opal 1995
Jefferson06443Sandy 2012
Waterville04738Ike 2008
Doylestown06883Sandy 2012
Delta05654Ike 2008
Rittman04874Opal 1995
Hinckley05967Isabel 2003
Howard05661Opal 1995
Oak Harbor04616Ike 2008
New Lexington06471Opal 1995
Martins Ferry07310Sandy 2012
West Salem051053Opal 1995
Bellaire07280Sandy 2012
Uhrichsville08331Sandy 2012
Apple Creek04750Opal 1995
Dalton05760Isabel 2003
Campbell07785Sandy 2012
Peebles05736Opal 1995
Bellville04741Opal 1995
Wellston06291Opal 1995
Arcanum031129Unnamed 1915
Nelsonville06240Opal 1995
Piketon06527Opal 1995
Montpelier06686Ike 2008
Ada04717Ike 2008
East Palestine08763Sandy 2012
Fredericksburg04660Opal 1995
Jamestown041119Opal 1995
Chesapeake07312Opal 1995
Wakeman041034Opal 1995
Lagrange04994Opal 1995
Whitehouse04727Ike 2008
Northwood04707Ike 2008
Seville04944Opal 1995
Newcomerstown06451Opal 1995
Mantua05726Sandy 2012
Crestline04953Opal 1995
Cardington04782Opal 1995
Centerburg04744Opal 1995
Perry06281Sandy 2012
South Lebanon0411110Opal 1995
Atwater05764Sandy 2012
Archbold06575Ike 2008
West Milton031229Unnamed 1915
Oak Hill06344Opal 1995
West Jefferson03913Opal 1995
Paulding06865Ike 2008
Barnesville07261Isabel 2003
Nashport04652Opal 1995
Cedarville031178Opal 1995
Wellsville08552Sandy 2012
West Portsmouth07466Opal 1995
Dundee04620Isabel 2003
Coldwater0410010Ike 2008
Marengo04762Opal 1995
Hicksville06685Ike 2008
Rossford04737Ike 2008
Richfield06927Sandy 2012
Winchester05838Opal 1995
East Canton05631Sandy 2012
Carey04647Opal 1995
Rootstown05735Sandy 2012
Richwood04594Opal 1995
Camden02845Unnamed 1915
New Lebanon0313010Unnamed 1915
Bridgeport07290Sandy 2012
Bluffton04837Ike 2008
Sardinia05908Opal 1995
Mcconnelsville06300Opal 1995
Burton05646Sandy 2012
Frankfort05703Opal 1995
West Alexandria031078Unnamed 1915
Walbridge04677Ike 2008
Shreve04690Opal 1995
Mount Sterling03925Opal 1995
Bidwell06261Opal 1995
Loudonville05760Opal 1995
Pomeroy06262Opal 1995
Versailles0310210Unnamed 1915
Hebron04833Opal 1995
Bolivar05540Sandy 2012
Mingo Junction08390Sandy 2012
Leesburg03966Opal 1995
Minster03827Unnamed 1915
Columbus Grove04979Ike 2008
Mc Arthur06310Opal 1995
Valley City05966Opal 1995
Albany06261Opal 1995
Saint Paris04968Opal 1995
Covington031008Unnamed 1915
Utica04672Opal 1995
New London041135Opal 1995
Leipsic04859Ike 2008
Ostrander04774Opal 1995
Yellow Springs031168Opal 1995
New Concord06410Opal 1995
Masury06716Sandy 2012
Somerset06561Opal 1995
Novelty06627Sandy 2012
Munroe Falls06847Sandy 2012
Crooksville06451Opal 1995
Mechanicsburg04785Opal 1995
Carroll04954Opal 1995
Enon041188Opal 1995
Genoa04687Ike 2008
Mineral Ridge05786Sandy 2012
Shadyside07260Sandy 2012
Woodsfield06170Isabel 2003
Orwell06564Sandy 2012
Lodi05992Opal 1995
Cadiz08321Sandy 2012
Clayton031329Unnamed 1915
Lewisburg031119Unnamed 1915
West Lafayette05501Opal 1995
Fort Recovery0410012Ike 2008
Sebring05724Sandy 2012
West Liberty04587Opal 1995
Dennison08381Sandy 2012
Gibsonburg04797Ike 2008
Bainbridge05665Opal 1995
Leetonia07704Sandy 2012
North Baltimore04758Ike 2008
Kingston05562Opal 1995
Leavittsburg05845Sandy 2012
Frazeysburg03652Opal 1995
Greenwich041093Opal 1995
Byesville06370Opal 1995
Monclova05757Ike 2008
Malvern07571Sandy 2012
Roseville06541Opal 1995
Sabina031038Opal 1995
Andover06526Sandy 2012
Bradford0310010Unnamed 1915
Anna03809Unnamed 1915
Spencerville0412011Ike 2008
New Bremen039210Unnamed 1915
Glouster06240Opal 1995
Dresden04572Opal 1995
Manchester06635Opal 1995
North Bend03879Unnamed 1915
South Vienna04935Opal 1995
Laurelville07512Opal 1995
Fresno03491Opal 1995
Danville05591Opal 1995
Marblehead05562Ike 2008
Butler05722Opal 1995
Curtice04646Ike 2008
Vienna05675Sandy 2012
Saint Henry049611Ike 2008
Lynchburg031137Opal 1995
Hiram05756Sandy 2012
Southington05725Sandy 2012
De Graff04626Opal 1995
New Paris03969Unnamed 1915
Strasburg05620Sandy 2012
Lakeview03628Unnamed 1915
Newbury05637Sandy 2012
Rock Creek06473Sandy 2012
Castalia05774Ike 2008
Forest04515Opal 1995
Mc Donald05757Sandy 2012
South Charleston03987Opal 1995
New Middletown07825Sandy 2012
Clarksville0413312Opal 1995
Hamersville04857Opal 1995
Warsaw02581Opal 1995
Amanda06824Opal 1995
Fayetteville031159Opal 1995
Litchfield051014Opal 1995
Brookfield06716Sandy 2012
Harrod04829Ike 2008
Minford06444Opal 1995
Okeana02769Unnamed 1915
Medway041209Opal 1995
West Farmington05707Sandy 2012
Middleport06212Opal 1995
Magnolia06572Sandy 2012
Coolville06261Opal 1995
Beloit05694Sandy 2012
Creston04993Opal 1995
Grand Rapids04717Ike 2008
Gambier05681Opal 1995
Pemberville04735Ike 2008
Peninsula06888Sandy 2012
Monroeville04945Opal 1995
Continental04879Ike 2008
Prospect04614Opal 1995
Vinton06281Opal 1995
Windham05818Sandy 2012
Bremen06601Opal 1995
Baltic04470Opal 1995
Liberty Center05676Ike 2008
Antwerp06844Ike 2008
Racine06202Opal 1995
Stoutsville05752Opal 1995
Little Hocking06211Opal 1995
Edgerton06665Ike 2008
Jeromesville05901Opal 1995
Rome06493Sandy 2012
Fort Loramie03897Unnamed 1915
Crown City07332Opal 1995
Ripley05828Opal 1995
Ashley04783Opal 1995
Milan04895Opal 1995
Union City039711Unnamed 1915
New Vienna031025Opal 1995
Beaver06384Opal 1995
Rayland08310Sandy 2012
Somerville02939Unnamed 1915
Stryker06595Ike 2008
Kinsman06666Sandy 2012
Bloomingdale08341Sandy 2012
Spencer051064Opal 1995
Millbury04708Ike 2008
Mc Dermott07496Opal 1995
Sullivan051143Opal 1995
Millersport04803Opal 1995
Franklin Furnace06406Opal 1995
Plymouth041043Opal 1995
North Lawrence06781Sandy 2012
Lowellville07825Sandy 2012
Convoy051118Ike 2008
Belle Center04586Opal 1995
Perrysville05730Opal 1995
Vincent06191Opal 1995
Diamond05787Sandy 2012
New Waterford07743Sandy 2012
Gates Mills06585Sandy 2012
Waterford06180Opal 1995
Deshler04789Ike 2008
Pedro06375Opal 1995
Edon06686Ike 2008
Woodville04706Ike 2008
Junction City06511Opal 1995
Shiloh041073Opal 1995
Fort Jennings0410910Ike 2008
Malta06250Opal 1995
Waynesburg06571Sandy 2012
North Jackson05816Sandy 2012
Smithville04861Opal 1995
Elmore04655Ike 2008
West Unity06606Ike 2008
Belmont07221Isabel 2003
Huntsville04587Opal 1995
Weston04738Ike 2008
Quaker City07291Isabel 2003
Marshallville05902Isabel 2003
Commercial Point03944Opal 1995
East Sparta05570Sandy 2012
Farmersville0212111Unnamed 1915
Glenford05722Opal 1995
Spring Valley0313511Opal 1995
Lucas04781Opal 1995
Rockford041136Ike 2008
Corning06301Opal 1995
Kitts Hill07333Opal 1995
Wayne048110Ike 2008
Fayette06636Ike 2008
Beach City05660Sandy 2012
Seaman05766Opal 1995
Mc Comb04769Ike 2008
Stockport06200Opal 1995
North Lima07775Sandy 2012
Patriot06331Opal 1995
The Plains06211Opal 1995
Dillonvale08301Sandy 2012
Alexandria02883Opal 1995
West Mansfield04544Opal 1995
Salineville07522Sandy 2012
Mineral City06511Sandy 2012
Bristolville06676Sandy 2012
Killbuck03531Opal 1995
Arlington05646Ike 2008
Flushing07271Isabel 2003
Chippewa Lake04984Opal 1995
New Matamoras05141Hugo 1989
Berlin Center05775Sandy 2012
Richmond08411Sandy 2012
Oregonia0413012Opal 1995
Hanoverton07582Sandy 2012
Caledonia04761Opal 1995
Gnadenhutten07391Isabel 2003
Bethesda07211Isabel 2003
Polk051023Opal 1995
Moscow04807Opal 1995
Pandora04887Ike 2008
Green Springs05865Ike 2008
Maria Stein049810Ike 2008
Payne061075Ike 2008
St Louisville03692Opal 1995
Sugar Grove06673Opal 1995
Buckeye Lake04793Opal 1995
Felicity04728Opal 1995
Thompson06381Sandy 2012
North Lewisburg04614Opal 1995
Scio08401Sandy 2012
Burbank05942Opal 1995
Lake Milton05777Sandy 2012
Windsor06524Sandy 2012
Pleasant Plain041178Opal 1995
Freeport07331Isabel 2003
Kingsville06322Sandy 2012
Berlin Heights04935Opal 1995
Big Prairie04600Opal 1995
Terrace Park0411111Opal 1995
Botkins038011Unnamed 1915
Londonderry06461Opal 1995
Holmesville04650Opal 1995
Lithopolis031034Opal 1995
Sherrodsville07451Sandy 2012
Dorset06463Sandy 2012
Amsterdam08372Sandy 2012
Rushville05581Opal 1995
Oakwood04908Ike 2008
Philo06481Opal 1995
North Bloomfield06635Sandy 2012
Mount Victory04513Opal 1995
Lockbourne031024Opal 1995
Senecaville06310Opal 1995
Ohio City041168Ike 2008
Republic04845Opal 1995
Kimbolton06401Opal 1995
Nevada04696Opal 1995
Ansonia039711Unnamed 1915
Lowell06210Opal 1995
Rockbridge06562Opal 1995
Adena08271Sandy 2012
Cloverdale04949Ike 2008
Fleming06201Opal 1995
New Holland03763Opal 1995
Sycamore04707Opal 1995
Deerfield05755Sandy 2012
Attica04995Opal 1995
Holgate04747Ike 2008
New Knoxville039012Unnamed 1915
Powhatan Point06200Isabel 2003
Jacobsburg06200Isabel 2003
Williamsport03823Opal 1995
Cable04625Opal 1995
Bloomville04916Opal 1995
Pleasant Hill031139Unnamed 1915
Jeffersonville04866Opal 1995
Pioneer06676Ike 2008
Beverly06210Opal 1995
New Madison031009Unnamed 1915

Hail in Ohio

Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Ohio since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.

Hail history in Ohio →