National Storms

Walbridge, OH tornado history

19 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Walbridge, OH from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 82nd 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 June 15, 2023 (EF0, 0.2-mile path); the strongest, on June 5, 2010, was rated EF4. The deadliest, on April 11, 1965, killed 18 along its path.

19tornadoes since 1950
32016–2025
F4/EF4strongest rating
25deaths
272injuries
Jun 15, 2023most 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: 21970s: 11980s: 41990s: 32000s: 32010s: 42020s: 21950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 4
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Walbridge, 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 Walbridge, OH

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jun 15, 2023EF00.2 mi0 / 0Lucas County, OH9.6 mi
Jun 15, 2023EF23.8 mi0 / 0Lucas County, OH8.2 mi
Jul 31, 2018EF16.8 mi0 / 0Lucas County, OH2.6 mi
Nov 17, 2013EF211.3 mi0 / 0Wood County, OH0.9 mi
Apr 19, 2011EF00.8 mi0 / 0Lucas County, OH7.5 mi
Jun 5, 2010EF48.8 mi7 / 28Wood County, OH1.9 mi
Apr 11, 2008EF15.3 mi0 / 0Lucas County, OH6.9 mi
Nov 10, 2002F10.5 mi0 / 0Wood County, OH3.2 mi
Nov 10, 2002F00.1 mi0 / 0Wood County, OH4.9 mi
Jul 12, 1992F210.0 mi0 / 0Ottawa County, OH7.6 mi
Jul 12, 1992F20.1 mi0 / 5Wood County, OH7.8 mi
Jul 12, 1992F27.0 mi0 / 1Lucas County, OH8.7 mi
Apr 17, 1981F00.3 mi0 / 0Lucas County, OH5.3 mi
Apr 8, 1980F20.8 mi0 / 2Lucas County, OH4.5 mi
Apr 3, 1980F10.3 mi0 / 0Wood County, OH7.5 mi
Jan 11, 1980F00.3 mi0 / 0Wood County, OH7.5 mi
May 16, 1971F21.0 mi0 / 0Wood County, OH7.8 mi
Jun 24, 1968F00.1 mi0 / 0Wood County, OH8.3 mi
Apr 11, 1965F45.6 mi18 / 236Lucas County, OH → MI8.0 mi

More: Wood County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Walbridge 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 Walbridge

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of Walbridge in damage surveys (6 EF2, 1 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
Jun 15, 2023EF2130 mph6.0 mi–0 / 022:06–22:16 UTCNWS Cleveland
Jun 15, 2023EF080 mph0.2 mi50 yd0 / 022:28 UTCNWS Cleveland
Jun 15, 2023EF2130 mph6.0 mi–0 / 022:06–22:16 UTCNWS Cleveland
Jun 15, 2023EF2130 mph6.0 mi–0 / 022:06–22:16 UTCNWS Cleveland
Jun 15, 2023EF2130 mph6.0 mi–0 / 022:06–22:16 UTCNWS Cleveland
Jun 15, 2023EF2130 mph6.0 mi–0 / 022:06–22:16 UTCNWS Cleveland
Nov 17, 2013EF2120 mph11.5 mi200 yd0 / 022:35–22:50 UTCNWS 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.