Tornado History Map

Licking County, Ohio tornado history

32 tornadoes recorded in or across Licking County from 1958 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 Licking County

The Storm Prediction Center records 32 tornadoes whose paths touched Licking County, Ohio between 1958 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 39. The busiest month is June, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 31 May 1985. The most recent was on 5 June 2024.

  • 32tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 39injuries
  • 469per 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 Licking County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01031%
F1 / EF11341%
F2 / EF2722%
F3 / EF326%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Licking County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 2010s.1950s21960s51970s31980s41990s42000s22010s62020s6

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s5
1970s3
1980s4
1990s4
2000s2
2010s6
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in Jun.Jan0Feb2Mar1Apr5May4Jun8Jul3Aug3Sep3Oct2Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb2
Mar1
Apr5
May4
Jun8
Jul3
Aug3
Sep3
Oct2
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Licking County

Notable tornadoes in Licking 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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