Johnstown, OH tornado history
14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Johnstown, 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 April 17, 2024 (EF1, 0.9-mile path); the strongest, on May 31, 1985, was rated F3. The deadliest, on May 31, 1985, 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 Johnstown, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2024 | EF1 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Delaware County, OH | 5.7 mi |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF1 | 35.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Delaware County, OH | 3.5 mi |
| Feb 27, 2024 | EF2 | 14.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 7.2 mi |
| Aug 12, 2014 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Licking County, OH | 3.4 mi |
| Oct 11, 2006 | F2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 6.8 mi |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F2 | 21.0 mi | 0 / 2 | Delaware County, OH | 2.3 mi |
| Aug 17, 1997 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Delaware County, OH | 7.9 mi |
| Jul 26, 1997 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Licking County, OH | 5.2 mi |
| Jun 22, 1990 | F1 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Licking County, OH | 0.4 mi |
| May 31, 1985 | F3 | 29.0 mi | 1 / 20 | Licking County, OH | 1.7 mi |
| Jun 1, 1980 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 5 | Licking County, OH | 5.6 mi |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 4.6 mi |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F1 | 8.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Licking County, OH | 5.6 mi |
| Jun 23, 1960 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Licking County, OH | 3.6 mi |
More: Licking County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Johnstown 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 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 Johnstown
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Johnstown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2024 | EF1 | 90 mph | 0.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:26–21:28 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF1 | 110 mph | 35.6 mi | 600 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:01–01:50 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Feb 27, 2024 | EF2 | 120 mph | 14.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 / 0 | 10:49–11:03 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.