Sidney, OH tornado history
9 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Sidney, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 294th of 360 Ohio cities with a tornado on record. 2 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on July 19, 2025 (EF0, 1.1-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 2 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Sidney, 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 Sidney, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Miami County, OH | 8.0 mi |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Shelby County, OH | 8.5 mi |
| Jul 19, 2025 | EF0 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Shelby County, OH | 8.2 mi |
| May 14, 2011 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Shelby County, OH | 2.8 mi |
| Apr 4, 2003 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 9.3 mi |
| Jun 20, 2000 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Shelby County, OH | 8.3 mi |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F2 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 2 | Shelby County, OH | 1.1 mi |
| Jun 28, 1973 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Shelby County, OH | 4.3 mi |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 18.4 mi | 3 / 50 | Shelby County, OH | 5.4 mi |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 22 | Shelby County, OH | 1.5 mi |
| Jun 8, 1961 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Miami County, OH | 8.7 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 Sidney
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of Sidney in damage surveys (3 EF0, 1 EFU). 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 15, 2026 | EFU | – | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:05–00:07 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| 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 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | EF0 | 70 mph | 1.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:14–01:18 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.