Cleveland, Ohio tornadoes

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12confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Cleveland since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: August 6, 2024, 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

Total12within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthAugust5 of 12
StrongestF4Jun 8, 1953
Deaths21whole paths, see note
Injuries419whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

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

August is the peak month, with 5 of 12 tornadoes.

By time of day

20 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 1: 13 PM: 2: 2: 06 PM: 2: 0: 19 PM: 2: 1: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 3:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 2: 2: 019501960197019801990200020102020

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
3
EF1
4
EF2
3
EF3
1
EF4
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, June 8, 1953

17 deaths, 379 injuries Strongest

F4, June 8, 1953

118 mile path Longest path

118 miles, F4

June 8, 1953, whole path Widest

500 yards, F2

August 20, 1962
Every tornado

All 12 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Aug 6, 2024EF116.89 mi350 yd00
Aug 6, 2024EF111.88 mi200 yd00
Aug 24, 2023EF21.52 mi100 yd00
Aug 24, 2023EF10.79 mi150 yd00
Jul 28, 1999F14 mi200 yd00
Jul 12, 1992F01 mi100 yd00
Mar 31, 1985F00.2 mi77 yd00
May 8, 1973F00.3 mi27 yd00
Sep 29, 1966F34.5 mi60 yd020
Aug 20, 1962F20.5 mi500 yd420
Jun 8, 1953F4118 mi100 yd17379
Jun 22, 1951F21 mi100 yd00
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Cleveland and its county

Cleveland is in Cuyahoga County, where NOAA has recorded 20 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.