List of Ohio tornadoes

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Tornado damage in Lorain, Ohio Ohio - Lorain - NARA - 68146858.jpg
Tornado damage in Lorain, Ohio
The Xenia, Ohio tornado from the 1974 Super Outbreak. This tornado was rated by Ted Fujita himself as an F6, but it was retroactively downgraded to F5 A tornado funnel is shown moving through Xenia.jpg
The Xenia, Ohio tornado from the 1974 Super Outbreak. This tornado was rated by Ted Fujita himself as an F6, but it was retroactively downgraded to F5

Tornadoes in the state of Ohio are relatively uncommon, with roughly 16 tornadoes touching down every year since 1804, the year with the first recorded event in the state. [2] Many of Ohio's tornadoes are violent, and there have been four recorded F5 or EF5 Tornadoes in Ohio's history. [3]

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Climatology

Ohio's climate is relatively mild, and is only ideal for the formation of tornadoes during certain times of the year, especially February and March. Warm air from the Southern United States can reach up into the Ohio Valley, resulting in tornadic storms. Ohio's proximity to Lake Erie also results in cold air moving toward the Ohio Valley, creating the "hot-cold" effect seen in the traditional Tornado Alley. [4] Ohio has been a part of multiple large tornado outbreaks, the most notable being the 1974 Super Outbreak. [2] [4]

Events

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Damage from the June 28, 1924 Lorain-Sandusky F4 tornado Ohio - Lorain - NARA - 68146880 (cropped).jpg
Damage from the June 28, 1924 Lorain-Sandusky F4 tornado

Pre-1950

FUF0F1F2F3F4F5
0011210
Damage from the April, 1965 F4 tornado in Toledo Damage from the F4 tornado in Toledo, Ohio, 11 April 1965.jpg
Damage from the April, 1965 F4 tornado in Toledo

1950–1959

FUF0F1F2F3F4F5
1+10+124391

1960–1969

FUF0F1F2F3F4F5
10+15+7+5312
An F5 tornado in Xenia, Ohio, on April 3, 1974 A tornado funnel is shown moving through Xenia.jpg
An F5 tornado in Xenia, Ohio, on April 3, 1974

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990-1999

FUF0F1F2F3F4F5
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2000–2009

EFUEF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5
1121010

2010–2019

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43+10+5+220

2020–present

September 4, 2022 - An EF0 tornado briefly touched down in Boardman, causing damage to a strip mall.

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