# Tornadoes in Ohio since 1950: 1,381, #22 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Ohio has 1,381 tornadoes (1.9% of the US), #22 by count and #27 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Ohio since 1950

Ohio has recorded **1,381 tornadoes since 1950**: 1.9% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#22 by count** and **#27 per person** (11.62 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Ohio has recorded 1,381 tornadoes since 1950, 1.9% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #22 of 51 by count and #27 per person (11.62 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Ohio’s busiest year was 2024, with 70 tornadoes; it averages 18.2 a year.
* 18 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#27

national rank (per capita)

1,381

tornadoes

11.62

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Ohio: 1,381 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/ohio.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Ohio tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s65

1960s125

1970s179

1980s143

1990s199

2000s155

2010s280

2020s235

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 516 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 574 |
| F2/EF2  | 220 |
| F3/EF3  | 46  |
| F4/EF4  | 15  |
| F5/EF5  | 3   |
| Unrated | 7   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2024 (70).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Ohio, newest first

2019-05-27 · EF42010-06-05 · EF42002-11-10 · F42000-09-20 · F41999-04-09 · F41992-02-18 · F41985-05-31 · F41985-05-31 · F41985-05-31 · F51974-04-03 · F51974-04-03 · F41968-04-23 · F41968-04-23 · F51965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41953-06-08 · F4

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