Covington, OH tornado history
27 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Covington, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 14th of 360 Ohio cities with a tornado on record. 3 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 7, 2024 (EF1, 11.7-mile path); the strongest, on March 14, 2024, was rated EF3. The deadliest, on March 14, 2024, 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 Covington, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2024 | EF1 | 11.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Darke County, OH | 7.6 mi |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF3 | 41.3 mi | 1 / 39 | Randolph County, IN → OH | 1.5 mi |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF0 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 3.4 mi |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF0 | 12.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 5.6 mi |
| Jul 23, 2022 | EF1 | 1.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 8.2 mi |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Shelby County, OH | 10.0 mi |
| Jun 9, 2020 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 2.7 mi |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF0 | 6.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 9.3 mi |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF0 | 3.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 8.9 mi |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 10.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Darke County, OH | 9.9 mi |
| May 30, 2018 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 5.9 mi |
| May 24, 2017 | EF1 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 9.5 mi |
| Aug 20, 2016 | EF0 | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Darke County, OH | 4.2 mi |
| Mar 14, 2016 | EF0 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 9.8 mi |
| May 26, 2011 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Darke County, OH | 7.5 mi |
| May 14, 2011 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 6.2 mi |
| Apr 4, 2003 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 6.1 mi |
| Jun 18, 1992 | F1 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 8.1 mi |
| Jun 18, 1992 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Darke County, OH | 4.3 mi |
| Jun 3, 1989 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 6.7 mi |
| Jul 2, 1978 | F0 | 27.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Darke County, OH | 4.5 mi |
| May 16, 1965 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 2 | Darke County, OH | 9.7 mi |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 9.2 mi |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | 20.2 mi | 0 / 2 | Randolph County, IN → OH | 8.6 mi |
| Jun 8, 1961 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 6.9 mi |
| Mar 10, 1955 | F2 | 15.6 mi | 0 / 2 | Randolph County, IN → OH | 9.7 mi |
| Feb 28, 1955 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Miami County, OH | 9.2 mi |
More: Miami County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Covington 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 Covington
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 9 tornadoes within 10 miles of Covington in damage surveys (1 EF3, 1 EF2, 2 EF1, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2024 | EF1 | 110 mph | 11.9 mi | 800 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:24–00:42 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | 120 mph | 24.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 2 | 00:20–01:00 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF0 | 85 mph | 12.9 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 05:01–05:14 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF0 | 80 mph | 4.0 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 05:02–05:06 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Jul 23, 2022 | EF1 | 90 mph | 1.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:45–14:48 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | 75 mph | 2.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:23–09:25 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | 80 mph | 2.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:21–09:24 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| May 27, 2019 | EF0 | 70 mph | 5.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:47–03:03 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 140 mph | 10.9 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 02:25–02:44 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.