Kettering, OH tornado history
20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Kettering, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 69th of 360 Ohio cities with a tornado on record. 5 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on April 2, 2025 (EF0, 3.0-mile path); the strongest, on April 3, 1974, was rated F5. The deadliest, on April 3, 1974, killed 36 along its path. SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report within 10 miles of the center of Kettering, 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 Kettering, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Montgomery County, OH | 9.6 mi |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 6.8 mi |
| Feb 27, 2024 | EF1 | 2.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, OH | 5.5 mi |
| May 27, 2019 | EF2 | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, OH | 7.8 mi |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 9.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, OH | 5.5 mi |
| May 27, 2019 | EF4 | 18.2 mi | 0 / 166 | Montgomery County, OH | 4.6 mi |
| May 24, 2017 | EF0 | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Greene County, OH | 8.7 mi |
| May 26, 2015 | EF1 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 2 | Greene County, OH | 2.5 mi |
| Apr 19, 2015 | EF0 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, OH | 2.3 mi |
| May 25, 2011 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, OH | 3.4 mi |
| Jul 11, 2006 | F1 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, OH | 5.3 mi |
| Sep 20, 2000 | F4 | 9.0 mi | 1 / 100 | Greene County, OH | 9.6 mi |
| May 29, 1982 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Greene County, OH | 6.8 mi |
| Aug 3, 1980 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Greene County, OH | 10.0 mi |
| Aug 8, 1974 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, OH | 5.1 mi |
| Aug 3, 1974 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 10.0 mi |
| May 18, 1974 | F1 | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, OH | 8.5 mi |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 31.3 mi | 36 / 1,150 | Greene County, OH | 7.0 mi |
| May 8, 1969 | F3 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 25 | Montgomery County, OH | 2.0 mi |
| Oct 9, 1966 | F2 | 4.9 mi | 0 / 3 | Greene County, OH | 6.4 mi |
| Jul 19, 1963 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, OH | 4.6 mi |
More: Montgomery County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Kettering 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 Kettering
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of Kettering in damage surveys (1 EF4, 1 EF3, 1 EF2, 1 EF1, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | EF0 | 75 mph | 4.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:35–00:44 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 80 mph | 3.0 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:58–05:01 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Feb 27, 2024 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:37–09:41 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 140 mph | 9.8 mi | 1,250 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:12–03:32 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| May 27, 2019 | EF2 | 135 mph | 7.7 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 03:34–03:45 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| May 27, 2019 | EF4 | 170 mph | 20.1 mi | 1,060 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:41–03:13 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.