Tornado History Map

Perry County, Ohio tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Perry County from 1965 to 2019, 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 Perry County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Perry County, Ohio between 1965 and 2019. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 16 September 2010. The most recent was on 27 May 2019.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 21injuries
  • 270per 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 Perry County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF019%
F1 / EF1873%
F2 / EF2218%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Perry County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2010s.1960s21970s21980s22000s12010s4

The 2010s only run to 2019, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s2
1980s2
2000s1
2010s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May3Jun2Jul0Aug1Sep3Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May3
Jun2
Jul0
Aug1
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Perry County

  • Strongest: Ohio tornado16 September 2010, EF2, 1 injury, 7 miles long
  • Longest path: Ohio tornado11 April 1965, F1, 13 injuries, 38.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Ohio tornado27 May 2019, EF1, 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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