Canton, OH tornado history
14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Canton, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 197th 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 October 21, 2021 (EF1, 3.0-mile path); the strongest, on April 28, 2002, was rated F2. The deadliest, on November 16, 1965, 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 Canton, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2021 | EF1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Stark County, OH | 5.6 mi |
| Apr 7, 2020 | EF0 | 15.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Stark County, OH | 7.6 mi |
| Mar 14, 2019 | EF0 | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Stark County, OH | 5.2 mi |
| Mar 14, 2019 | EF0 | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Stark County, OH | 4.0 mi |
| Jun 22, 2006 | F1 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Stark County, OH | 9.8 mi |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F1 | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Stark County, OH | 9.8 mi |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F2 | 7.2 mi | 0 / 2 | Stark County, OH | 4.6 mi |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Stark County, OH | 0.9 mi |
| May 31, 1985 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Stark County, OH | 9.5 mi |
| Jun 30, 1977 | F2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Stark County, OH | 9.4 mi |
| May 10, 1969 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Stark County, OH | 8.8 mi |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | 5.9 mi | 2 / 9 | Stark County, OH | 6.2 mi |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Summit County, OH | 2.5 mi |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Summit County, OH | 6.6 mi |
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 7, 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 Canton
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of Canton in damage surveys (2 EF1, 3 EF0, 1 EFU). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2021 | EF1 | 110 mph | 3.0 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:10–21:15 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
| Apr 7, 2020 | EF0 | 84 mph | 14.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:11–04:30 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
| Apr 7, 2020 | EFU | 80 mph | 1.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:30–04:31 UTC | NWS CLE, |
| Mar 14, 2019 | EF0 | 83 mph | 1.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:23–00:24 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
| Mar 14, 2019 | EF0 | 80 mph | 8.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:11–00:17 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
| Jun 18, 2015 | EF1 | 105 mph | 8.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:07–23:18 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
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.