Jackson, OH tornado history
6 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Jackson, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 320th 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 May 26, 2024 (EF1, 3.8-mile path); the strongest, on April 2, 2024, was rated EF2.
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 Jackson, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2024 | EF1 | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, OH | 0.6 mi |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF2 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, OH | 4.8 mi |
| Jun 27, 2018 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, OH | 5.2 mi |
| Apr 15, 1994 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, OH | 6.8 mi |
| Nov 17, 1993 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, OH | 1.7 mi |
| Jul 26, 1992 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, OH | 0.9 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 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 Jackson
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Jackson in damage surveys (1 EF2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2024 | EF1 | 90 mph | 3.5 mi | 125 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:28–19:32 UTC | NWS Charleston, WV |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF2 | 115 mph | 1.9 mi | 325 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:47–00:50 UTC | NWS Charleston, WV |
| Jun 26, 2018 | EF1 | – | 0.3 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:45–00:46 UTC | NWS Charleston, WV |
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.