Archbold, OH tornado history
5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Archbold, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 332nd of 360 Ohio cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on August 24, 2016 (EF1, 2.8-mile path); the strongest, on July 12, 1992, was rated F2. The deadliest, on June 20, 1972, killed 1 along its path.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Archbold, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF1 | 2.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Henry County, OH | 9.8 mi |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 8 | Fulton County, OH | 4.0 mi |
| Jun 20, 1972 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 1 / 0 | Fulton County, OH | 5.5 mi |
| May 12, 1970 | F2 | 14.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Henry County, OH | 8.1 mi |
| Aug 25, 1965 | F2 | 9.4 mi | 0 / 1 | Williams County, OH | 0.0 mi |
More: Fulton County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Archbold hail history · Ohio damaging wind
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Archbold
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Archbold in damage surveys (1 EF1). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:48–22:54 UTC | NWS Northern Indiana |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.