Tornado History Map

Lucas County, Ohio tornado history

15 tornadoes recorded in or across Lucas County from 1965 to 2023, 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 Lucas County

The Storm Prediction Center records 15 tornadoes whose paths touched Lucas County, Ohio between 1965 and 2023. They killed 18 people and injured 239. The busiest month is April, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 11 April 1965. The most recent was on 15 June 2023.

  • 15tornadoes
  • 18deaths
  • 239injuries
  • 442per 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 Lucas County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0427%
F1 / EF1533%
F2 / EF2533%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF417%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Lucas County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1960s11980s41990s12000s22010s52020s2

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1980s4
1990s1
2000s2
2010s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Apr.Jan1Feb0Mar0Apr6May1Jun4Jul2Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr6
May1
Jun4
Jul2
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Lucas County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Toledo, Ohio tornado11 April 1965, F4, 18 deaths, 236 injuries, 5.6 miles long
  • Longest path: Ohio tornado17 November 2013, EF2, 11.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Ohio tornado15 June 2023, EF0, 0.2 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Lucas 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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