Struthers, OH tornado history
16 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Struthers, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 143rd 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 September 4, 2022 (EF0, 0.1-mile path); the strongest, on August 4, 1956, was rated F3. The deadliest, on August 4, 1956, killed 2 along its path. SPC also logged 4 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Struthers, 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 Struthers, OH
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Lawrence County, PA | 5.2 mi |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Mahoning County, OH | 3.0 mi |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Trumbull County, OH | 6.3 mi |
| Jul 5, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Mahoning County, OH | 7.2 mi |
| Sep 4, 2022 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Mahoning County, OH | 3.8 mi |
| Jul 8, 2014 | EF1 | 5.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Mahoning County, OH | 7.2 mi |
| Aug 5, 2012 | EF0 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Trumbull County, OH | 8.8 mi |
| Jul 21, 2003 | F1 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mahoning County, OH | 3.3 mi |
| Apr 9, 2001 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Lawrence County, PA | 4.4 mi |
| Apr 9, 2001 | F2 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mahoning County, OH | 3.6 mi |
| Aug 8, 1992 | F2 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 11 | Lawrence County, PA | 6.8 mi |
| Jul 12, 1992 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Lawrence County, PA | 6.8 mi |
| Jul 23, 1991 | F0 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mahoning County, OH → PA | 3.6 mi |
| Jul 22, 1990 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Lawrence County, PA | 6.8 mi |
| Jul 22, 1990 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Mahoning County, OH | 8.0 mi |
| Jul 22, 1990 | F0 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Trumbull County, OH | 6.9 mi |
| Jun 27, 1987 | F2 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Mahoning County, OH | 3.3 mi |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F2 | 15.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Mahoning County, OH | 1.5 mi |
| Aug 4, 1956 | F3 | 0.1 mi | 2 / 0 | Trumbull County, OH | 6.2 mi |
| Mar 22, 1955 | F1 | 5.1 mi | 0 / 3 | Mahoning County, OH | 2.6 mi |
More: Mahoning County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Struthers 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 Struthers
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of Struthers in damage surveys (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:05–23:06 UTC | NWS Pittsburgh |
| Jul 21, 2026 | EF0 | 85 mph | 6.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:44–23:00 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
| Jul 5, 2026 | EF1 | 95 mph | 0.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:03–18:04 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
| Sep 4, 2022 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.1 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:44–21:45 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
| Jul 8, 2014 | EF1 | 90 mph | 5.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:15–18:18 UTC | NWS Cleveland |
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.