Since 1950, just four tornadoes in Ohio have been classified as severe F5. The last time was May 31, 1985, when an F5 tornado through Portage and Trumbull counties claimed 10 lives. Ohio also saw ...

Ohio's tornado season is from March through May, according to Cassady. That doesn't mean tornadoes only occur in those months. They can happen any time of the year, including January and February.

One of the state's deadliest tornadoes in history, the 1974 Xenia F5 tornado, occurred in Southwest Ohio. How do tornadoes form? Tornadoes need atmospheric instability caused by warm, moist air ...

Ohio also saw 10 more tornadoes that day. The most catastrophic date for tornadoes in Ohio was April 3, 1974, as 16 tornadoes touched down, including F5-strength storms in Green, Clark, and ...

SAYLER PARK, Ohio (WKRC) - April 3 marks the day of the worst tornado outbreak in the twentieth century. It was 50 years ago that two F5 tornadoes tore through Sayler Park and Xenia.

The worst tornado in Ohio was about an hour and a half away from Lancaster, the Xenia F5 tornado on April 3, 1974, that took 34 lives. More: Tornado watch vs warning: How to prepare, where to seek ...

During the Super Tornadoes on April 3, 1974, there were a record 30 F4-F5 tornadoes in six states in a 24-hour period, including a F5 that practically destroyed the nearby town of Xenia, Ohio.

The violent F5 tornado killed 32 people in Xenia, the deadliest of the 148 tornadoes in a "super outbreak" that swept across 13 states April 3-4, 1974. The clock is frozen in time at 4:39 p.m.

Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana were among the worst hit, suffering 167 deaths. An F5 tornado on the Fujita scale touched down in Xenia, Ohio, killing 32 and destroying more than 1,000 homes.

Mar. 21—Emergency sirens and alerts across Ohio will sound at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday as a reminder to prepare for one of nature's most fearsome storms. Peak tornado season in Ohio is typically from ...

The violent F5 tornado killed 32 people in Xenia, the deadliest of the 148 tornadoes in a "super outbreak" that swept across 13 states April 3-4, 1974. ... 1974: The Ohio Tornadoes." The tornado wiped ...