Cincinnati, Ohio tornadoes

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16confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Cincinnati since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: March 19, 2025, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total16within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthApril5 of 16
StrongestF5Apr 3, 1974
Deaths13whole paths, see note
Injuries586whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Cincinnati.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

50 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 2Apr: 5May: 1Jun: 2Jul: 2Aug: 1Sep: 1Oct: 1Nov: 1Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 5 of 16 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 1: 0: 26 AM: 1: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 0: 13 PM: 3: 2: 16 PM: 1: 0: 49 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 8:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 11970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 1: 0: 01980: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 02020: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 119501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
5
EF1
6
EF2
1
EF3
1
EF4
2
EF5
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F4, April 9, 1999

4 deaths, 65 injuries Strongest

F5, April 3, 1974

20.8 mile path Longest path

22.2 miles, F3

August 9, 1969, whole path Widest

533 yards, F5

April 3, 1974
Every tornado

All 16 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 19, 2025EF13.15 mi90 yd00
Apr 8, 2020EF03.3 mi350 yd00
Apr 8, 2020EF06.2 mi300 yd00
Mar 1, 2017EF01.05 mi350 yd00
Jul 13, 2016EF00.71 mi150 yd00
Jun 4, 2008EF01.85 mi50 yd00
Apr 9, 1999F410 mi270 yd465
Nov 19, 1981F10.5 mi50 yd02
Jun 2, 1980F16.2 mi70 yd015
Oct 1, 1977F10.5 mi100 yd00
Sep 11, 1975F14.1 mi100 yd00
Apr 3, 1974F419.8 mi350 yd239
Apr 3, 1974F520.8 mi533 yd3210
Aug 9, 1969F322.2 mi400 yd4247
Jul 11, 1958F20.1 mi10 yd08
May 2, 1954F10.1 mi167 yd00
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Cincinnati and its county

Cincinnati is in Hamilton County, where NOAA has recorded 18 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.