Minster, OH tornado history
11 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Minster, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 262nd 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 May 7, 2024 (EF2, 6.4-mile path); the strongest, on April 11, 1965, was rated F4. The deadliest, on April 11, 1965, killed 3 along its path. SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report within 10 miles of the center of Minster, 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 Minster, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Shelby County, OH | 9.5 mi |
| May 7, 2024 | EF2 | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Mercer County, OH | 5.7 mi |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF0 | 8.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Mercer County, OH | 0.4 mi |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Shelby County, OH | 9.6 mi |
| Jun 12, 2013 | EF0 | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Auglaize County, OH | 8.3 mi |
| Aug 28, 2006 | F0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Auglaize County, OH | 9.2 mi |
| May 18, 2006 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Auglaize County, OH | 9.2 mi |
| Aug 1, 2003 | F1 | 6.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Auglaize County, OH | 8.7 mi |
| Jul 1, 1999 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Auglaize County, OH | 9.3 mi |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F1 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 3 | Auglaize County, OH | 9.3 mi |
| Jun 26, 1973 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Mercer County, OH | 7.8 mi |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 18.4 mi | 3 / 50 | Shelby County, OH | 3.1 mi |
More: Auglaize County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Minster 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 Minster
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of Minster in damage surveys (1 EF2, 5 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 11, 2026 | EF0 | 80 mph | 3.0 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:18–14:22 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 11, 2026 | EF0 | 80 mph | 1.8 mi | 60 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:17–14:20 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| May 7, 2024 | EF2 | 130 mph | 6.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:20–00:33 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF0 | 80 mph | 8.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:45–04:53 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | 75 mph | 2.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:23–09:25 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | 80 mph | 2.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:21–09:24 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.