Georgetown, OH tornado history
10 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Georgetown, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 277th 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 February 24, 2018 (EF1, 4.9-mile path); the strongest, on April 23, 1968, was rated F4. The deadliest, on April 23, 1968, killed 6 along its path. SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report within 10 miles of the center of Georgetown, OH in 2026.
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 Georgetown, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Brown County, OH | 5.1 mi |
| Feb 24, 2018 | EF1 | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Brown County, OH | 5.2 mi |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | 20.4 mi | 3 / 13 | Campbell County, KY → OH | 5.1 mi |
| Jun 27, 2011 | EF1 | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Brown County, OH | 2.5 mi |
| Nov 6, 2005 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brown County, OH | 6.4 mi |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F3 | 12.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Clermont County, OH | 9.8 mi |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 6.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Brown County, OH | 9.1 mi |
| Jul 2, 1978 | F0 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 1 | Brown County, OH | 3.6 mi |
| Jul 26, 1973 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brown County, OH | 9.0 mi |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | 78.7 mi | 6 / 364 | Pendleton County, KY → OH | 8.8 mi |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | 20.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Brown County, OH | 9.4 mi |
More: Brown County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Georgetown 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 Georgetown
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Georgetown in damage surveys (1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | EF0 | 75 mph | 1.7 mi | 90 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:21–19:24 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.