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Williamsburg, OH tornado history

19 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Williamsburg, 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 March 3, 2023 (EF0, 1.3-mile path); the strongest, on April 23, 1968, was rated F4. The deadliest, on August 9, 1969, killed 4 along its path. SPC also logged 2 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Williamsburg, OH in 2026.

19tornadoes since 1950
82016–2025
F4/EF4strongest rating
5deaths
280injuries
Mar 3, 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: 11960s: 31970s: 11980s: 01990s: 12000s: 32010s: 62020s: 41950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 6
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Williamsburg, 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 Williamsburg, OH

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Aug 11, 2026Prelim. report––Brown County, OH9.5 mi
Aug 11, 2026Prelim. report––Clermont County, OH7.4 mi
Mar 3, 2023EF01.3 mi0 / 0Clermont County, OH6.8 mi
Jul 6, 2022EF13.3 mi0 / 0Brown County, OH8.0 mi
Apr 8, 2020EF02.4 mi0 / 0Brown County, OH7.9 mi
Apr 8, 2020EF08.8 mi0 / 0Clermont County, OH8.6 mi
May 21, 2018EF01.9 mi0 / 0Brown County, OH6.5 mi
Feb 24, 2018EF14.9 mi0 / 0Brown County, OH9.9 mi
Mar 26, 2017EF10.3 mi0 / 0Clermont County, OH2.9 mi
Feb 28, 2017EF16.4 mi0 / 0Clermont County, OH7.2 mi
Sep 7, 2012EF00.2 mi0 / 0Clermont County, OH9.4 mi
May 21, 2010EF14.3 mi0 / 0Brown County, OH9.3 mi
May 30, 2009EF00.5 mi0 / 0Clermont County, OH7.0 mi
May 27, 2004F12.0 mi0 / 0Brown County, OH4.7 mi
Jul 4, 2000F00.1 mi0 / 0Brown County, OH7.4 mi
Nov 22, 1992F11.0 mi0 / 0Brown County, OH3.7 mi
Jun 12, 1978F10.5 mi0 / 0Clermont County, OH0.6 mi
Aug 9, 1969F322.2 mi4 / 247Hamilton County, OH5.7 mi
Apr 23, 1968F424.1 mi1 / 33Clermont County, OH8.5 mi
May 8, 1961F120.0 mi0 / 0Brown County, OH5.9 mi
Apr 15, 1953F12.0 mi0 / 0Clermont County, OH8.1 mi

More: Clermont County tornadoes · Ohio tornado history · Williamsburg 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 7, 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 Williamsburg

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 9 tornadoes within 10 miles of Williamsburg in damage surveys (3 EF1, 6 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, 2026EF080 mph6.4 mi200 yd0 / 019:56–20:04 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Aug 11, 2026EF080 mph5.5 mi150 yd0 / 019:49–19:55 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Aug 11, 2026EF085 mph5.2 mi200 yd0 / 019:47–19:53 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Mar 3, 2023EF085 mph1.3 mi200 yd0 / 022:05–22:07 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Jul 6, 2022EF195 mph3.3 mi250 yd0 / 019:17–19:21 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Apr 8, 2020EF075 mph2.5 mi50 yd0 / 002:56–02:59 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Apr 8, 2020EF080 mph8.8 mi200 yd0 / 002:50–03:00 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Mar 26, 2017EF190 mph0.7 mi70 yd0 / 018:24–18:25 UTCNWS Wilmington, OH
Feb 28, 2017EF1110 mph6.5 mi150 yd0 / 008:38–08:47 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.