Swanton, OH Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Swanton is about the same as Ohio average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Swanton is higher than Ohio average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #703
| Swanton, OH | 0.05 |
| Ohio | 0.16 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Swanton, OH | 0.0000 |
| Ohio | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #291
| Swanton, OH | 192.09 |
| Ohio | 156.02 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,953 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Swanton, OH were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 6 | Cold: | 16 | Dense Fog: | 4 | Drought: | 10 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 273 | Hail: | 979 | Heat: | 14 | Heavy Snow: | 100 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 30 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 120 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 2,151 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 104 | Winter Weather: | 10 |
| Other: | 136 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Swanton, OH.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Swanton, OH.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Swanton, OH.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 86 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Swanton, OH.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 6.1 | 2010-06-05 | 2 | 41°29'N / 84°00'W | 41°31'N / 83°52'W | 7.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0K | Fulton |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down along Highway 109 just north of County Road A and moved northeast, impacting several homes, trees and power lines. Several homes were severely damaged or destroyed (DI:FR12 DOD: 8). However, improper anchoring of some of the homes resulted in a failure on all walls, resulting in their destruction. Several trees were uprooted or damaged, including through the Maumee State Forest. The tornado ended near the Fulton/Lucas county line. The maximum width of the tornado was around 700 yards with maximum wind speeds estimated around 130 mph. Damage is estimated at $500,000. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A warm front worked north towards lower Michigan during the evening hours of the 5th. Storms were initially slow to organize, but quickly intensified and became supercellular. One of these storms tracked into Fulton county and quickly spawned a tornado north of Liberty Center. The tornado remained on the ground for roughly 7 miles producing damage along its track before dissipating near the Fulton/Lucas county line. | |||||||||||
| 8.2 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°31'N / 83°49'W | 41°31'N / 83°42'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Lucas |
| 10.8 | 1979-06-20 | 2 | 41°44'N / 83°50'W | 0.60 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lenawee | |
| 12.4 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°31'N / 83°42'W | 41°31'N / 83°38'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Wood |
| 13.5 | 1971-05-16 | 2 | 41°33'N / 83°38'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wood | |
| 13.5 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°33'N / 83°38'W | 0.10 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Wood | |
| 16.8 | 1983-05-02 | 3 | 41°20'N / 83°50'W | 41°22'N / 83°45'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 22 | 25.0M | 0 | Wood |
| 18.0 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°32'N / 84°14'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Fulton | |
| 18.9 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°22'N / 83°40'W | 0.10 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Wood | |
| 19.1 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°40'N / 83°36'W | 41°43'N / 83°30'W | 5.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 16 | 207 | 25.0M | 0 | Lucas |
| 21.5 | 2010-06-05 | 4 | 41°33'N / 83°32'W | 41°34'N / 83°25'W | 7.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 7 | 28 | 100.0M | 0K | Wood |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A devastating tornado moved across portions of northern Wood County during the late evening hours of June 5th. The tornado reached a peak intensity of EF4 and was responsible for the deaths of seven people. Five of the victims died immediately with the other two passing away from their injuries at later dates. The initial touchdown occurred east of Perrysburg along Oregon Road just to the north of the Ohio Turnpike. The tornado then moved east northeast toward Toledo Metcalf Field as an EF0 to EF1. The tornado intensified to an EF2 as it crossed East Broadway Street. Over two dozen homes in a neighborhood bordered by East Broadway to the west and State Route 795 to the north and east were heavily damaged or destroyed. The worst of the damage was along Shawnee and Neill Avenues in this neighborhood. The tornado then crossed State Route 795 and followed the highway toward Metcalf Field. The tornado intensified to EF3 at that time. Several homes along Moline-Martin Road were destroyed between State Route 795 and Metcalf Field. An occupant of one of the homes, an 87 year old man, was injured by the tornado and later died. As the tornado approached Metcalf Field it crossed a railroad yard and overturned a couple dozen railroad cars. The tornado then moved across the southern end of the airport grounds and destroyed the Lake Township Administrative and Police Department building located just northwest of the intersection of Cummings Road and State Route 795. A 20 year old female was killed by the tornado just outside of the police department. She had left her vehicle along with her boyfriend and child to seek refuge in the police station. She was caught outside and was reportedly killed by flying debris. At the police station, the tornado destroyed at least six police vehicles and one emergency response vehicle. The emergency response vehicle was found over 1000 feet away from its original position. One police vehicle was found wrapped around a large tree. After doing extensive damage to an agricultural business, the tornado struck the Lake Local School District complex along State Route 795 and Lemoyne Road. Lake High School took a direct hit from the tornado and was damaged enough to be considered destroyed. The nearby middle and elementary schools sustained considerable roof damage. The high school gymnasium was scheduled to hold a commencement ceremony for the graduating senior class on June 6th. Large sections of the gymnasium collapsed. A field house, cafeteria and auditorium adjacent to the high school were destroyed. At least eight school buses were overturned and destroyed by the tornado. The tornado continued to move parallel to and just north of State Route 795 at EF3 intensity. A 56 year old female was killed by flying debris while driving her car on State Route 795 near the school complex. The woman's daughters were following in another car which was also destroyed. The daughters both sustained minor injuries. The tornado continued east northeast and crossed Interstate 280 just north of the State Route 795 interchange before moving across open fields for about a mile. The tornado may have briefly weakened to EF2 intensity, but then strengthened back to EF3 intensity as it crossed Bradner Road to the west of Millbury. The tornado destroyed several homes in a neighborhood bordered by Bradner Road to the west and Cherry Street to the south. A 47 year old man was killed in house on Case Road in this neighborhood. The man's daughter was the valedictorian of the graduating senior class at Lake High School which was destroyed by the tornado. The tornado then intensified to EF4 as it approached Main Street on the north side of Millbury. Over a dozen homes were destroyed or heavily damaged along Main Street. A 36 year old woman and her four year old son were killed in one of the destroyed homes on Main Street. The woman's 37 year old husband died on June 12th from injuries sustained from the tornado. Several more homes were destroyed or heavily damaged on Hille Drive and Woodville Road before the tornado crossed North Fostoria Road and moved into Ottawa County as a weak EF3 or strong EF2 tornado. This tornado was on the ground for around six and a half miles in Wood County and destroyed or heavily damaged over 60 homes. Dozens of additional homes sustained minor damage with another couple hundred homes affected by the storm. Dozens of vehicles were also destroyed. Hundreds of trees were toppled or snapped by the tornado along the damage path which was up to 400 yards in width. The tornado debarked some of the larger trees along the damage path. At least one high tension utility pole was toppled by the tornado and widespread power outages occurred in Millbury and Walbridge. Damage to the Lake Township infrastructure was estimated at five million dollars with tens of millions of losses to the Lake Local School District. The exact number of injuries caused by this tornado is unknown, but at least 17 people had to be hospitalized in nearby Toledo. Debris from this tornado has been found dozens of miles away, including on some of the islands in western Lake Erie. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary frontal system stretched across the lower Great Lakes on the morning of Saturday, June 5th. This resulted in a very warm and humid airmass over northern Ohio. Outflow boundaries from earlier storms interacted with the stationary front to initiate thunderstorm development during the afternoon hours across inland northern Ohio. One of the stronger thunderstorms produced tornadoes in Richland and Holmes Counties. There were also a few reports of straight line thunderstorm wind damage. A rapidly deepening area of low pressure moved quickly east across southern lower Michigan during the evening hours. This low eventually moved across Lake Erie during the early morning hours of the 6th. Showers and thunderstorms developed across northern Indiana during the evening hours. These storms intensified and moved east along the stationary front and into Northwest Ohio. A devastating EF4 tornado developed over Wood County a little before midnight. This tornado moved into Ottawa County before dissipating. Seven people were killed and dozens of homes destroyed by the tornado. A weaker tornado also moved across portions of Lucas County. A third round of storms developed during the early morning hours of the 6th ahead of a cold front trailing the low. These storms moved across northern Ohio and produced pockets of damage. An EF1 tornado occurred in Ashtabula County around daybreak. A total of five tornadoes occurred in northern Ohio on June 5th and 6th. These tornadoes killed seven people, injured dozens and destroyed or damaged over a 100 homes. A school and a public administration building were also leveled. Damage estimates easily topped $100 million. | |||||||||||
| 21.8 | 1970-05-12 | 2 | 41°26'N / 84°12'W | 41°14'N / 84°06'W | 14.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henry |
| 22.1 | 1965-08-25 | 2 | 41°30'N / 84°24'W | 41°32'N / 84°13'W | 9.40 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Williams |
| 22.4 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 41°39'N / 83°28'W | 0.80 Mile | 127 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Lucas | |
| 22.7 | 1983-05-02 | 2 | 41°14'N / 84°01'W | 41°17'N / 83°55'W | 5.00 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Henry |
| 23.2 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°43'N / 83°30'W | 41°44'N / 83°28'W | 2 | 29 | 2.5M | 0 | Monroe | ||
| 24.1 | 1953-06-08 | 4 | 41°47'N / 83°34'W | 41°47'N / 83°27'W | 5.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 4 | 18 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 24.1 | 1953-06-08 | 4 | 41°13'N / 83°54'W | 41°15'N / 83°50'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 5 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Henry |
| 24.4 | 1974-04-03 | 3 | 41°48'N / 83°31'W | 0.30 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 25.8 | 2010-06-05 | 3 | 41°34'N / 83°25'W | 41°34'N / 83°22'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.4M | 0K | Ottawa |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado moved into western Ottawa County from Wood County during the late evening hours of June 5th. The tornado entered the county at 11:30 pm EDT as a weak EF3 or strong EF2 tornado. A couple homes on Trowbridge Road just east of the county line were heavily damaged. The tornado then continued east northeast to just north of the intersection of Billman and Trowbridge Roads where a few more homes were significantly damaged. After crossing Billman Road, the tornado took a turn to the right and intensified back to EF3. The tornado crossed Reiman Road just south of Trowbridge Road and finally lifted just before reaching Bolander Road. Around a dozen homes near the intersection of Trowbridge Road and Reiman Road were damaged. In Ottawa County, a total of 11 homes were destroyed with another 14 homes sustaining major damage from the tornado. Around 20 additional homes sustained lesser damages. This tornado was on the ground in Ottawa County for just over two and a quarter miles and had a maximum width of around 200 yards. Two injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary frontal system stretched across the lower Great Lakes on the morning of Saturday, June 5th. This resulted in a very warm and humid airmass over northern Ohio. Outflow boundaries from earlier storms interacted with the stationary front to initiate thunderstorm development during the afternoon hours across inland northern Ohio. One of the stronger thunderstorms produced tornadoes in Richland and Holmes Counties. There were also a few reports of straight line thunderstorm wind damage. A rapidly deepening area of low pressure moved quickly east across southern lower Michigan during the evening hours. This low eventually moved across Lake Erie during the early morning hours of the 6th. Showers and thunderstorms developed across northern Indiana during the evening hours. These storms intensified and moved east along the stationary front and into Northwest Ohio. A devastating EF4 tornado developed over Wood County a little before midnight. This tornado moved into Ottawa County before dissipating. Seven people were killed and dozens of homes destroyed by the tornado. A weaker tornado also moved across portions of Lucas County. A third round of storms developed during the early morning hours of the 6th ahead of a cold front trailing the low. These storms moved across northern Ohio and produced pockets of damage. An EF1 tornado occurred in Ashtabula County around daybreak. A total of five tornadoes occurred in northern Ohio on June 5th and 6th. These tornadoes killed seven people, injured dozens and destroyed or damaged over a 100 homes. A school and a public administration building were also leveled. Damage estimates easily topped $100 million. | |||||||||||
| 26.0 | 1953-06-08 | 4 | 41°15'N / 83°50'W | 41°16'N / 83°26'W | 20.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 3 | 8 | 0K | 0 | Wood |
| 26.3 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°47'N / 84°20'W | 41°50'N / 84°16'W | 4.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lenawee |
| 26.8 | 1983-05-01 | 2 | 41°58'N / 83°58'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee | |
| 27.5 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°43'N / 84°25'W | 41°47'N / 84°20'W | 5.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 0K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 28.4 | 2010-06-06 | 2 | 41°58'N / 83°46'W | 41°56'N / 83°31'W | 13.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 11 | 50.0M | 0K | Monroe |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down at 211 am at County Line Road and Rankin Road in Monroe county. This tornado then tracked east southeast, moving through Dundee at 217 AM. Maximum sustained winds of 130 to 135 mph where estimated just west of Dundee, which is classified at a high end EF2. The width of the tornado at that time was 800 yards. As it passed through Dundee. The tornado was still classified a low end EF2 with maximum winds of 115 mph. The tornado then tracked another 7 miles along highway 50 before lifting at 227 am at the Dixon Road intersection, causing generally EF0 damage to the east of Dundee. The total path of this tornado reached 13 miles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong low pressure system tracked through Detroit Metro area during the early morning hours of June 6th, spawning three tornadoes south of I-94, with flash flooding occuring over Washtenaw and Wayne counties as 2 to 4 inches of rain was recorded. The two tornadoes which occured over Monroe county damaged a total of 311 buildings. Five single family homes were destroyed. Major damage occured at 34 structures. Minor damage was observed at 74 structures, with 198 other homes affected needing mostly cosmetic repairs. The village of Dundee was hardest hit. | |||||||||||
| 29.3 | 1964-05-08 | 2 | 41°48'N / 83°27'W | 41°50'N / 83°23'W | 3.30 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Monroe |
| 29.4 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 41°49'N / 84°22'W | 41°50'N / 84°21'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lenawee | ||
| 29.5 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 41°17'N / 83°29'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Wood | |
| 29.7 | 1964-08-22 | 2 | 41°46'N / 84°26'W | 41°53'N / 84°18'W | 10.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 29.8 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 41°48'N / 84°24'W | 41°49'N / 84°22'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hillsdale | ||
| 30.0 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°45'N / 84°25'W | 41°50'N / 84°23'W | 5.40 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 30.0 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°57'N / 84°22'W | 42°00'N / 83°55'W | 23.20 Miles | 1760 Yards | 5 | 42 | 25.0M | 0 | Lenawee |
| 30.0 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°57'N / 84°22'W | 42°00'N / 83°55'W | 23.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 4 | 41 | 0K | 0 | Lenawee |
| 30.5 | 1983-05-01 | 2 | 41°59'N / 84°06'W | 42°02'N / 84°00'W | 5.90 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee |
| 30.7 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°50'N / 84°23'W | 41°51'N / 84°22'W | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee | ||
| 30.9 | 1968-09-09 | 2 | 41°54'N / 83°28'W | 0.90 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 32.1 | 1964-08-22 | 3 | 42°00'N / 84°10'W | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee | |||
| 32.3 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°31'N / 83°22'W | 41°34'N / 83°10'W | 10.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ottawa |
| 32.5 | 1983-05-01 | 2 | 42°00'N / 84°11'W | 1.90 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee | |
| 33.3 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 42°00'N / 83°55'W | 42°05'N / 83°28'W | 23.60 Miles | 1760 Yards | 6 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Monroe |
| 33.3 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 42°00'N / 83°55'W | 42°05'N / 83°28'W | 23.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 5 | 5 | 0K | 0 | Monroe |
| 33.7 | 1986-07-12 | 2 | 41°14'N / 84°21'W | 41°13'N / 84°19'W | 3.30 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Defiance |
| 34.3 | 1957-07-04 | 2 | 41°28'N / 84°34'W | 41°27'N / 84°30'W | 2.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Williams |
| 34.8 | 1973-06-26 | 2 | 41°55'N / 83°23'W | 0.20 Mile | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 36.3 | 1991-03-27 | 3 | 41°43'N / 84°36'W | 41°47'N / 84°31'W | 5.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 36.4 | 1984-09-25 | 2 | 41°56'N / 84°25'W | 2.10 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Hillsdale | |
| 36.8 | 1963-04-17 | 3 | 41°55'N / 83°20'W | 0.50 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 37.5 | 1964-08-22 | 2 | 41°42'N / 84°36'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Williams | |||
| 37.5 | 1968-03-26 | 2 | 41°59'N / 83°27'W | 41°57'N / 83°18'W | 7.70 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 38.0 | 2002-11-10 | 2 | 41°07'N / 83°30'W | 41°07'N / 83°30'W | 3.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 11.0M | 0 | Hancock |
| Brief Description: An F1 tornado touched down to the northeast of Arcadia in northeastern Hancock County. The initial touchdown occurred just south of State Route 12 and to the east of County Road 330. From this location the tornado moved northeast and strengthened to F2 intensity as it entered the southwest end of Fostoria. Two businesses were heavily damaged on the outskirts of Fostoria along State Route 12. One of the two, a fertilizer business, had two of it's four buildings completely leveled and the remaining two heavily damaged. A nearby gas storage facility had two large storage tanks damaged. Nearby, the tornado derailed two railroad cars near the West Tiffin Street crossing and toppled 19 high voltage transmission poles interrupting power for a large area. Extensive damage was done to neighborhoods on the southwest side of Tiffin with Jeannette Drive, Vickie Lane and West Tiffin Streets hardest hit. As the tornado neared downtown Fostoria it tore the roof off of a high school which allowed rain water to enter the building and damage all three floors. Total damage to the school was estimated to be well over $500,000. Just east of the school, the community hospital was hit and sustained over $1 million in damage. The tornado lifted just east of the hospital and touched down a second time on the northeast side of Fostoria (Seneca County). In Fostoria, eight homes were destroyed with nine more homes damaged enough to be declared uninhabitable. An additional 60 to 70 homes sustained minor damage with dozens of cars damaged in varying amounts. Hundreds of trees and power poles were downed along the damage path which was around 50 yards in width. | |||||||||||
| 38.1 | 2002-11-10 | 3 | 41°05'N / 84°20'W | 41°10'N / 84°16'W | 7.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Putnam |
| Brief Description: This tornado originated in Van Wert county and moved across Paulding county into Putnam county about 4 miles west southwest of Continental. NWS ground and aerial survey found F3 damage as the tornado entered Putnam county, striking a mobile home and killing a husband and wife. The tornado moved northeast across the northwest corner of Putnam county, quickly weakening to an F0 as it exited the county 4.5 miles north of Continental. M72MH, F67MH On Sunday, November 10th, 2002 a cold front trailed from a deep surface low over northern Lake Michigan into central Missouri. Ahead of the cold front the KILN (Wilmington, OH) 1200 UTC sounding showed an unstable airmass with CAPE (Convectively Available Potential Energy) of 1148 J/kg and a Storm Relative Helicity (SRH) of 408 m/s2. Another sounding at 1800 UTC showed CAPE had increased on a modified sounding to 1313 J/kg, with SRH increasing to 587 m/s2. A broken squall line developed from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne Indiana and Defiance Ohio with the cold front. A small low topped supercell developed ahead of the line over Blackford county Indiana and was moving northeast at 50 MPH. This parent supercell produced 3 seperate tornadoes in Indiana (see StormData, Indiana, Northeast for more information) before crossing into Ohio. There the supercell intensified and a tornado touched down in Van Wert County Ohio, reaching F4 in strength as it reached the city of Van Wert. The tornado then moved northeast with a total path length of 53 miles, producing F3 damage in Paulding and Putnam counties, and F0 damage in Defiance and Henry counties. | |||||||||||
| 39.4 | 2008-05-31 | 2 | 41°05'N / 83°31'W | 41°08'N / 83°25'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 1.0M | 0K | Hancock |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in northeastern Hancock County about two miles southwest of Arcadia near the intersection of Township Roads 214 and 254. The tornado continued northeast for about six miles before moving into Seneca County on the south end of Fostoria. The total tornado path length was over eight miles. The track was parallel to State Route 12 and about a mile to the south of the road. The tornado was initially an EF1 but strengthened to EF2 intensity after crossing County Road 330. The tornado returned to EF1 intensity just before reaching County Road 23 on the southwest edge of Fostoria. The damage path had a maximum width of around 100 yards. Around a dozen properties sustained damage from this tornado. At least two homes were destroyed with several others heavily damaged. Many outbuildings were also damaged. Hundreds of trees were toppled along the damage path. At least six people were treated at a Fostoria hospital for cuts and bruises. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front trailing an area of low pressure over the central Great Lakes moved into western Ohio during the late evening hours of May 30th. Showers and thunderstorms developed in advance of this front and moved across northern Ohio during the early morning hours of May 31st. A few of these thunderstorms became severe with one producing a tornado. | |||||||||||
| 40.3 | 1971-06-02 | 3 | 41°05'N / 84°00'W | 40°59'N / 83°15'W | 39.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Putnam |
| 40.5 | 1980-07-09 | 2 | 41°01'N / 83°41'W | 0.20 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hancock | |
| 40.6 | 1969-07-04 | 3 | 42°07'N / 83°35'W | 42°07'N / 83°32'W | 1.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Washtenaw |
| 40.7 | 2001-10-24 | 3 | 40°53'N / 84°19'W | 41°09'N / 83°54'W | 29.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Putnam |
| Brief Description: Tornado touched down in extreme southeast Van Wert county northwest of Delphos as an F0 and moved northeast into Putnam county southwest of Fort Jennings. F3 damage occurred 2 miles southwest of Ottawa in Putnam county with significant damage to well built homes and structures. The tornado was skipping across northeast Putnam county with F1-F2 damage before lifting just south of the Henry county line east of Belmore. | |||||||||||
| 40.7 | 1969-07-04 | 2 | 41°59'N / 84°42'W | 41°52'N / 84°22'W | 18.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 40.9 | 1964-06-15 | 2 | 40°59'N / 84°10'W | 41°02'N / 84°00'W | 8.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Putnam |
| 41.0 | 1973-06-26 | 2 | 42°03'N / 83°24'W | 0.70 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 41.2 | 1951-04-28 | 2 | 41°00'N / 83°40'W | 41°06'N / 83°24'W | 15.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Hancock |
| 41.7 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°02'N / 84°24'W | 41°07'N / 84°15'W | 9.20 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Paulding |
| 42.0 | 1955-08-06 | 2 | 42°06'N / 84°20'W | 42°09'N / 84°11'W | 7.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jackson |
| 42.3 | 1974-02-28 | 2 | 42°06'N / 83°27'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Wayne | |
| 42.3 | 1974-04-03 | 3 | 41°03'N / 84°27'W | 41°10'N / 84°22'W | 8.70 Miles | 177 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Paulding |
| 42.5 | 1953-06-08 | 4 | 41°16'N / 83°26'W | 41°25'N / 82°50'W | 32.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sandusky |
| 42.9 | 1951-07-21 | 2 | 42°09'N / 83°33'W | 0.50 Mile | 217 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washtenaw | |
| 42.9 | 1962-04-30 | 2 | 42°09'N / 83°33'W | 0.10 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washtenaw | |
| 42.9 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°52'N / 84°50'W | 41°57'N / 84°22'W | 24.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 3 | 47 | 0K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 43.0 | 1975-05-25 | 2 | 42°10'N / 83°36'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Washtenaw | |||
| 43.2 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°53'N / 84°50'W | 41°57'N / 84°22'W | 24.20 Miles | 1760 Yards | 3 | 47 | 25.0M | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 43.5 | 1977-07-18 | 2 | 41°59'N / 84°36'W | 41°58'N / 84°30'W | 4.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 43.6 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°55'N / 84°39'W | 42°05'N / 84°24'W | 17.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 2 | 31 | 2.5M | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 43.8 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 42°05'N / 84°24'W | 42°07'N / 84°22'W | 1.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jackson |
| 44.0 | 1969-07-04 | 3 | 42°07'N / 83°32'W | 42°06'N / 83°17'W | 12.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 50 | 2.5M | 0 | Wayne |
| 44.4 | 1953-06-08 | 3 | 42°12'N / 84°00'W | 42°15'N / 83°47'W | 11.30 Miles | 70 Yards | 1 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Washtenaw |
| 45.3 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 42°02'N / 83°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 45.4 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 42°11'N / 84°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson | |
| 45.7 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 42°04'N / 84°30'W | 42°05'N / 84°28'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson | ||
| 45.7 | 1961-05-06 | 3 | 41°33'N / 84°48'W | 41°34'N / 84°45'W | 1.90 Miles | 813 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Williams |
| 46.0 | 2002-11-10 | 3 | 40°59'N / 84°27'W | 41°05'N / 84°20'W | 9.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paulding |
| Brief Description: This tornado originated in Van Wert county and crossed into Paulding county 3 miles southwest of Roselms and exited Paulding county about 2.5 miles southeast of Oakwood. NWS ground and aerial survey found F3 damage along the entire path in Paulding county, with only one structure remaining standing in the town of Roselms, in which the town residents had taken cover in the basement. On Sunday, November 10th, 2002 a cold front trailed from a deep surface low over northern Lake Michigan into central Missouri. Ahead of the cold front the KILN (Wilmington, OH) 1200 UTC sounding showed an unstable airmass with CAPE (Convectively Available Potential Energy) of 1148 J/kg and a Storm Relative Helicity (SRH) of 408 m/s2. Another sounding at 1800 UTC showed CAPE had increased on a modified sounding to 1313 J/kg, with SRH increasing to 587 m/s2. A broken squall line developed from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne Indiana and Defiance Ohio with the cold front. A small low topped supercell developed ahead of the line over Blackford county Indiana and was moving northeast at 50 MPH. This parent supercell produced 3 seperate tornadoes in Indiana (see StormData, Indiana, Northeast for more information) before crossing into Ohio. There the supercell intensified and a tornado touched down in Van Wert County Ohio, reaching F4 in strength as it reached the city of Van Wert. The tornado then moved northeast with a total path length of 53 miles, producing F3 damage in Paulding and Putnam counties, and F0 damage in Defiance and Henry counties. | |||||||||||
| 46.1 | 1991-03-27 | 3 | 41°39'N / 84°50'W | 41°42'N / 84°43'W | 6.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 18 | 25.0M | 0 | Williams |
| 46.2 | 1969-08-15 | 2 | 41°38'N / 84°47'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Steuben | |||
| 46.5 | 1971-06-02 | 3 | 40°55'N / 84°00'W | 40°56'N / 83°24'W | 31.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Allen |
| 46.9 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 42°03'N / 84°35'W | 42°04'N / 84°30'W | 3.60 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 47.3 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°52'N / 83°52'W | 40°57'N / 83°36'W | 14.70 Miles | 400 Yards | 2 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 48.9 | 1961-02-18 | 2 | 41°06'N / 83°12'W | 1.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Seneca | |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.