Tornado History Map

Pickaway County, Ohio tornado history

32 tornadoes recorded in or across Pickaway County from 1954 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 Pickaway County

The Storm Prediction Center records 32 tornadoes whose paths touched Pickaway County, Ohio between 1954 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 48. The busiest month is May, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 13 October 1999. The most recent was on 28 February 2024.

  • 32tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 48injuries
  • 638per 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 Pickaway County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01031%
F1 / EF11547%
F2 / EF2516%
F3 / EF326%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Pickaway County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1980s.1950s21960s31970s41980s61990s22000s52010s52020s5

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
1960s3
1970s4
1980s6
1990s2
2000s5
2010s5
2020s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in May.Jan0Feb3Mar2Apr4May5Jun3Jul5Aug2Sep3Oct4Nov0Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb3
Mar2
Apr4
May5
Jun3
Jul5
Aug2
Sep3
Oct4
Nov0
Dec1

Records for Pickaway County

  • Deadliest: Ohio tornado10 March 1986, F2, 1 death, 10 injuries, 28 miles long
  • Strongest: Ohio tornado13 October 1999, F3, 6 injuries, 3.6 miles long
  • Longest path: Ohio tornado11 April 1965, F1, 13 injuries, 38.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Ohio tornado28 February 2024, EF0, 2.2 miles long

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

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