Tornado History Map

Hardin County, Ohio tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Hardin County from 1963 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 Hardin County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Hardin County, Ohio between 1963 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 10 May 1973. The most recent was on 12 August 2023.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 14injuries
  • 234per 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 Hardin County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0327%
F1 / EF1764%
F2 / EF219%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Hardin County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in 1970s.1960s11970s21980s21990s22010s22020s2

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
1970s2
1980s2
1990s2
2010s2
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in May.Jan0Feb1Mar1Apr1May4Jun0Jul2Aug1Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr1
May4
Jun0
Jul2
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec1

Records for Hardin County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Ohio tornado10 May 1973, F2, 14 injuries, 58.2 miles long
  • Most recent: Ohio tornado12 August 2023, EF1, 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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