Ohio
88 counties74 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+58 county disaster declarations
Ohio has recorded 1,402 tornadoes since 1950, 22nd among the states; 6 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 5,650 acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 1,402
- 22nd of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 74
- 18th of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 6
- 27th of 51
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 5,650
- 3 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 28,209
- $371 million paid
County leaders
Where in Ohio each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi
Most acres burned
- 1Scioto County4,302
- 2Lawrence County1,347
Most flood claims
- 1Hancock County2,049
- 2Hamilton County1,950
- 3Cuyahoga County1,730
- 4Franklin County1,399
- 5Ottawa County1,384
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Ohio’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F5 1974, Greene36 killed
- F5 1985, Portage18 killed
- F5 1968, Scioto7 killed
- F5 1974, Hamilton3 killed
- F4 1965, Lucas18 killed
- F4 1965, Lorain18 killed
- F4 1953, Lorain17 killed
- F4 1985, Trumbull16 killed
- F4 1965, Allen13 killed
- F4 1985, Ashtabula12 killed
Hurricanes and tropical storms
- Unnamed 1888Tropical storm
- Connie 1955Tropical storm
- Isabel 2003Tropical storm
- Hugo 1989Tropical storm
- Audrey 1957Tropical storm
- Frederic 1979Tropical storm
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- Columbus
- Cleveland
- Cincinnati
- Toledo
- Akron
- Dayton
- Parma
- Canton
- Lorain
- Hamilton
- Youngstown
- Springfield
- Kettering
- Elyria
- Middletown
- Newark
- Cuyahoga Falls
- Dublin
- Lakewood
- Beavercreek
- Euclid
- Mansfield
- Mentor
- Delaware
- Strongsville
- Grove City
- Fairfield
- Huber Heights
- Cleveland Heights
- Reynoldsburg
- Lancaster
- Findlay
- Hilliard
- Warren
- Westerville
- North Ridgeville
- Gahanna
- Upper Arlington
- Mason
- Fairborn
- Marion
- Brunswick
- Lima
- Stow
- Westlake
- Massillon
- North Olmsted
- Bowling Green
- North Royalton
- Marysville
- Garfield Heights
- Shaker Heights
- Kent
- Green
- Troy
- Wooster
- Avon Lake
- Xenia
- Pickerington
- Medina
- Avon
- Perrysburg
- Athens
- Centerville
- Zanesville
- Barberton
- Wadsworth
- Riverside
- Willoughby
- Sandusky
- Solon
- Trotwood
- Hudson
- Maple Heights
- Oxford
- Lebanon
- Chillicothe
- Alliance
- Rocky River
- South Euclid
- Piqua
- Painesville
- Miamisburg
- Parma Heights
- Sidney
- Forest Park
- Whitehall
- Broadview Heights
- Oregon
- Mayfield Heights
- Norwood
- Springboro
- Twinsburg
- Sylvania
- Ashland
- Pataskala
- Tallmadge
- Powell
- Brook Park
- Niles
- Aurora
- Steubenville
- Berea
- Tiffin
- Streetsboro
- North Canton
- Ashtabula
- New Philadelphia
- Eastlake
- Mount Vernon
- Portsmouth
- Norwalk
- Defiance
- Fairview Park
- Monroe
- Bay Village
- Fremont
- Middleburg Heights
- Vandalia
- Circleville
- Worthington
- Washington Court House
- Trenton
- Willowick
- Bellefontaine
- Sharonville
- New Franklin
- Brecksville
- Harrison
- Blue Ash
- Beachwood
- Lyndhurst
- Maumee
- Clayton
- Warrensville Heights
- Englewood
- Loveland
- East Cleveland
- University Heights
- Marietta
- Amherst
- West Carrollton
- Dover
- Fostoria
- Wilmington
- Bedford
- Greenville
- Wickliffe
- Bexley
- Conneaut
- Macedonia
- New Albany
- Salem
- Franklin
- Bucyrus
- Norton
- Seven Hills
- Van Wert
- Coshocton
- Urbana
- Ravenna
- Springdale
- Brooklyn
- Celina
- Montgomery
- Heath
- London
- Vermilion
- Bedford Heights
- Tipp City
- Reading
- Richmond Heights
- Galion
- Ironton
- Canal Winchester
- Cambridge