Blanchester, OH tornado history
28 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Blanchester, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 11th of 360 Ohio cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on April 2, 2025 (EF0, 2.7-mile path); the strongest, on April 23, 1968, was rated F4. The deadliest, on April 25, 1961, killed 2 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 Blanchester, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 5.9 mi |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 7.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Brown County, OH | 7.0 mi |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 8.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 6.2 mi |
| Jul 29, 2024 | EF1 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 1.0 mi |
| May 7, 2024 | EF0 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 1.5 mi |
| May 7, 2024 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 7.2 mi |
| May 7, 2024 | EF1 | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 8.5 mi |
| Jul 6, 2022 | EF1 | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Brown County, OH | 6.7 mi |
| Mar 23, 2022 | EF0 | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 6.9 mi |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 2.8 mi |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | 2.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Brown County, OH | 8.7 mi |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Clermont County, OH | 6.2 mi |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Clermont County, OH | 6.7 mi |
| Jun 22, 2016 | EF1 | 20.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 9.5 mi |
| Mar 23, 2012 | EF0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 5.3 mi |
| Mar 23, 2012 | EF0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 7.2 mi |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Clermont County, OH | 5.7 mi |
| Jun 3, 2008 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 8.3 mi |
| Jul 11, 2006 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 8.4 mi |
| Jul 11, 2006 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 3.0 mi |
| Jul 11, 2006 | F0 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 8.6 mi |
| Jul 11, 2006 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 9.6 mi |
| Aug 24, 1999 | F0 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Clermont County, OH | 8.4 mi |
| Jun 30, 1993 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 8.4 mi |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, OH | 7.3 mi |
| Jun 24, 1976 | F0 | 10.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clermont County, OH | 0.5 mi |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | 24.1 mi | 1 / 33 | Clermont County, OH | 3.7 mi |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | 25.0 mi | 2 / 4 | Clinton County, OH | 0.6 mi |
More: Clinton County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Blanchester 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 Blanchester
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 14 tornadoes within 10 miles of Blanchester in damage surveys (1 EF2, 3 EF1, 10 EF0). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 80 mph | 8.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 05:02–05:10 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 80 mph | 2.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 05:19–05:22 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 85 mph | 7.9 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 05:17–05:24 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Jul 29, 2024 | EF1 | 95 mph | 8.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 05:40–05:50 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| May 7, 2024 | EF1 | 95 mph | 2.7 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:15–02:20 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| May 7, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 1.4 mi | 80 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:27–02:29 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| May 7, 2024 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:27–02:28 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Jul 6, 2022 | EF2 | 130 mph | 5.0 mi | – | 0 / 2 | 19:05–19:13 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Jul 6, 2022 | EF1 | 95 mph | 3.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:17–19:21 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 23, 2022 | EF0 | 80 mph | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:42–19:45 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.8 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:53 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | 75 mph | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:56–02:59 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | 65 mph | 1.0 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:01–03:03 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | 80 mph | 8.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:50–03:00 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
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.