Tornado History Map

Gallia County, Ohio tornado history

8 tornadoes recorded in or across Gallia County from 1968 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Gallia County

The Storm Prediction Center records 8 tornadoes whose paths touched Gallia County, Ohio between 1968 and 2024. They killed 7 people and injured 96. The busiest month is June, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F5 on 23 April 1968. The most recent was on 2 April 2024.

  • 8tornadoes
  • 7deaths
  • 96injuries
  • 171per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Gallia County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0113%
F1 / EF1450%
F2 / EF2225%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF5113%
Unknown rating00%

Gallia County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in 1980s.1960s11980s21990s22000s22020s1

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1980s2
1990s2
2000s2
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May2Jun4Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May2
Jun4
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Gallia County

Notable tornadoes in Gallia County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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