Huron, OH tornado history
14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Huron, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 197th 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 August 24, 2023 (EF1, 0.3-mile path); the strongest, on June 8, 1953, was rated F4. The deadliest, on June 8, 1953, killed 17 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 Huron, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2023 | EF1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Erie County, OH | 6.5 mi |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF1 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Erie County, OH | 6.6 mi |
| Jul 10, 2003 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Huron County, OH | 9.4 mi |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F1 | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Huron County, OH | 7.4 mi |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F2 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Huron County, OH | 7.4 mi |
| Jun 30, 1998 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Erie County, OH | 8.9 mi |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Erie County, OH | 8.9 mi |
| Nov 27, 1989 | F2 | 15.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Huron County, OH | 8.8 mi |
| Mar 28, 1985 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Erie County, OH | 8.1 mi |
| Jun 30, 1977 | F1 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 3 | Erie County, OH | 8.9 mi |
| Apr 5, 1961 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Erie County, OH | 7.5 mi |
| Aug 22, 1959 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Erie County, OH | 7.0 mi |
| Aug 30, 1954 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Erie County, OH | 9.7 mi |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 118.0 mi | 17 / 379 | Henry County, OH | 0.4 mi |
More: Erie County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Huron 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 Huron
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Huron in damage surveys (2 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, 2023 | EF1 | 90 mph | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:47–03:48 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF1 | 100 mph | 1.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:42–20:45 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.