Lithopolis, OH tornado history
17 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Lithopolis, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 125th 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 March 30, 2025 (EF0, 2.6-mile path); the strongest, on May 16, 1971, was rated F2.
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 Lithopolis, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2025 | EF0 | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 7.7 mi |
| Feb 27, 2024 | EF0 | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 2.2 mi |
| Apr 5, 2023 | EF0 | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Fairfield County, OH | 9.7 mi |
| Apr 19, 2011 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 3.3 mi |
| Apr 19, 2011 | EF1 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 2.9 mi |
| Oct 26, 2010 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 4.8 mi |
| Aug 28, 2006 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 9.1 mi |
| Sep 23, 2000 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Pickaway County, OH | 7.7 mi |
| Jul 1, 1993 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 4.1 mi |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Fairfield County, OH | 8.1 mi |
| Jun 17, 1975 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 7.5 mi |
| Dec 26, 1973 | F1 | 35.7 mi | 0 / 4 | Ross County, OH | 9.0 mi |
| May 16, 1971 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Fairfield County, OH | 1.4 mi |
| Jun 24, 1969 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Fairfield County, OH | 4.9 mi |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F1 | 38.4 mi | 0 / 13 | Pickaway County, OH | 4.0 mi |
| Sep 12, 1963 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 9 | Fairfield County, OH | 6.9 mi |
| Sep 12, 1963 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, OH | 7.3 mi |
More: Fairfield County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Lithopolis 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 Lithopolis
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Lithopolis in damage surveys (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2025 | EF0 | 85 mph | 2.6 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:10–02:13 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Feb 27, 2024 | EF0 | 75 mph | 6.0 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 10:48–10:54 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Apr 5, 2023 | EF0 | – | 4.7 mi | 90 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:33–21:38 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.