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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.

23tornadoes since 1950
132016–2025
F5/EF5strongest rating
36deaths
1,159injuries
Jul 19, 2025most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

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.

1950s: 01960s: 31970s: 11980s: 11990s: 32000s: 12010s: 102020s: 41950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 10
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Springfield, OH, by decade

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

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Aug 11, 2026Prelim. report––Clark County, OH8.7 mi
Aug 11, 2026Prelim. report––Clark County, OH1.8 mi
Aug 11, 2026Prelim. report––Clark County, OH6.3 mi
Jul 19, 2025EF12.8 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH4.5 mi
Jul 19, 2025EF00.9 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH6.8 mi
Feb 27, 2024EF221.1 mi0 / 3Clark County, OH4.8 mi
Jun 8, 2022EF116.9 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH2.5 mi
Apr 14, 2019EF02.7 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH3.4 mi
Apr 12, 2019EFU1.0 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH8.8 mi
Apr 12, 2019EF00.8 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH8.3 mi
Feb 7, 2019EF07.5 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH5.8 mi
Apr 3, 2018EF14.3 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH9.4 mi
Apr 3, 2018EF18.8 mi0 / 0Greene County, OH9.4 mi
Nov 5, 2017EF16.6 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH9.1 mi
Apr 5, 2017EF00.1 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH6.3 mi
Apr 5, 2017EF00.1 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH9.2 mi
May 23, 2011EF10.4 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH4.6 mi
May 15, 2007EF00.1 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH2.4 mi
Jun 30, 1993F10.2 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH6.7 mi
Jun 18, 1992F10.1 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH8.7 mi
Jun 18, 1992F00.1 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH9.6 mi
Apr 20, 1986F13.5 mi0 / 6Clark County, OH6.6 mi
Apr 3, 1974F531.3 mi36 / 1,150Greene County, OH7.1 mi
May 26, 1968F10.2 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH2.4 mi
Mar 17, 1965F15.2 mi0 / 0Clark County, OH2.0 mi
Apr 19, 1963F20.1 mi0 / 0Greene County, OH8.1 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.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
Aug 11, 2026EF2115 mph3.5 mi400 yd0 / 013:33–13:38 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Aug 11, 2026EF1100 mph9.2 mi200 yd0 / 013:31–13:40 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Aug 11, 2026EF080 mph4.4 mi150 yd0 / 013:24–13:30 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Jul 19, 2025EF070 mph2.2 mi70 yd0 / 001:15–01:21 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Jul 19, 2025EF1100 mph2.8 mi175 yd0 / 001:35–01:44 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Feb 27, 2024EF2130 mph22.3 mi500 yd0 / 309:52–10:15 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Jun 8, 2022EF190 mph17.1 mi200 yd0 / 022:23–22:51 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Apr 6, 2017EF0–0.1 mi40 yd0 / 022:58 UTCNWS 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.