Springfield, OH tornado history
23 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Springfield, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 35th 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 July 19, 2025 (EF1, 2.8-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 3 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Springfield, 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 Springfield, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Clark County, OH | 8.7 mi |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Clark County, OH | 1.8 mi |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Clark County, OH | 6.3 mi |
| Jul 19, 2025 | EF1 | 2.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 4.5 mi |
| Jul 19, 2025 | EF0 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 6.8 mi |
| Feb 27, 2024 | EF2 | 21.1 mi | 0 / 3 | Clark County, OH | 4.8 mi |
| Jun 8, 2022 | EF1 | 16.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 2.5 mi |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF0 | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 3.4 mi |
| Apr 12, 2019 | EFU | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 8.8 mi |
| Apr 12, 2019 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 8.3 mi |
| Feb 7, 2019 | EF0 | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 5.8 mi |
| Apr 3, 2018 | EF1 | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 9.4 mi |
| Apr 3, 2018 | EF1 | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Greene County, OH | 9.4 mi |
| Nov 5, 2017 | EF1 | 6.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 9.1 mi |
| Apr 5, 2017 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 6.3 mi |
| Apr 5, 2017 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 9.2 mi |
| May 23, 2011 | EF1 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 4.6 mi |
| May 15, 2007 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 2.4 mi |
| Jun 30, 1993 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 6.7 mi |
| Jun 18, 1992 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 8.7 mi |
| Jun 18, 1992 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 9.6 mi |
| Apr 20, 1986 | F1 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 6 | Clark County, OH | 6.6 mi |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 31.3 mi | 36 / 1,150 | Greene County, OH | 7.1 mi |
| May 26, 1968 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 2.4 mi |
| Mar 17, 1965 | F1 | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Clark County, OH | 2.0 mi |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Greene County, OH | 8.1 mi |
More: Clark County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Springfield 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 Springfield
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 8 tornadoes within 10 miles of Springfield in damage surveys (2 EF2, 3 EF1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | EF2 | 115 mph | 3.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 / 0 | 13:33–13:38 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Aug 11, 2026 | EF1 | 100 mph | 9.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 13:31–13:40 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Aug 11, 2026 | EF0 | 80 mph | 4.4 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 13:24–13:30 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Jul 19, 2025 | EF0 | 70 mph | 2.2 mi | 70 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:15–01:21 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Jul 19, 2025 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.8 mi | 175 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:35–01:44 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Feb 27, 2024 | EF2 | 130 mph | 22.3 mi | 500 yd | 0 / 3 | 09:52–10:15 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Jun 8, 2022 | EF1 | 90 mph | 17.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:51 UTC | NWS Wilmington, OH |
| Apr 6, 2017 | EF0 | – | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:58 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.