Big tornadoes occur in Ohio and can strike any month of the year, any time of day or night.
CLEVELAND — On Feb. 18, 1992, a strong EF-4 tornado touched down in Western Ohio just south of the city of Van Wert. It was on the ground for 2.8 miles packing wind speeds of 175 mph. Luckily it impacted a sparsely populated area. Still, six injuries were reported. This was the strongest tornado in the United States that year and occurred in Ohio in February.
Ohio is a couple of states away from the Tornado Hotbeds of the Central and Southern Plains. Still, we average about 19 tornadoes per year across the state. Most of the tornadoes we see here in Northern Ohio are the smaller, weaker kind. EF-0 tornadoes with winds of nearly 90 mph and EF-1 tornadoes with wind speeds of up to 110 mph are the most commonly reported twisters. They often occur embedded in squall lines and touch down for only a few minutes at a time, making them a challenge to detect on radar. We see EF-2 tornadoes every few years here. The last EF-4 tornado to touch down in our area was the devastating Jun.
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