Lorain County, Ohio
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
36
Tornado reports
179
Hail reports
79
Floods since 1996
940
All events
25
Deaths
$154.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lorain County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 36 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Wind chills plunged below 0F around 7 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0F until early in the morning December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -32F was measured at Lorain County airport at 12:53 PM December 23rd. Elsewhere, mesonet stations in Kipton and Lorain measured minim…
Extremely cold weather settled over the area on January 30 and 31, bringing the coldest temperatures that the region had seen in four or five years. Low temperatures at Lorain County Airport reached -6F on January 30 and -4F on January 31. With winds gusting to 30 - 35 mph, wind …
High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began during the early evening hours of September 14th and continued through late evening. A peak wind gust of 71 mph was measured by an automated sensor at the Lorain County Airport near Elyria at 6:04 PM EDT. Damage in th…
Runoff from heavy thunderstorm rains earlier in the night caused streams and rivers in Lorain County to rapidly rise. By mid-morning evacuations were conducted along the East Branch of the Black River in both Lagrange and Carlisle Townships. A total of ten homes were evacuated. I…
Thunderstorms dumped very heavy rains on the City of Lorain. The heaviest rains fell on the northeastern quadrant of the city where extensive flash flooding occurred. As much as three inches of rain fell between 3 and 4:30 pm as thunderstorms trained over the same small area. An …
Widespread flash flooding across northern Lorain County due to heavy rainfall. Widespread basement and isolated first floor flooding reported in Lorain, Elyria, Amherst, Avon Lake, Avon, and North Ridgeville. Widespread flooded roadways reported. Post event damage assessments rep…
A series of thunderstorms rolled in off Lake Erie during the early morning hours of June 23. Between 5 am and 6 am three separate storms hit northeast Lorain and northwest Cuyahoga Counties with heavy rain and strong winds. The radar estimates rainfall amounts of around 2.5 to 3 …
The City of North Ridgeville sustained significant and widespread damage from a flash flood on the evening of May 12th. An estimated 300 homes and 1,000 businesses sustained damage from the flood waters. Heavy rain, measured at 6' in two locations in town, fell within two hours. …
Winds in Lorain County gusted to over 60 mph for a few hours. A peak gust of 63 mph was measured by an automated sensor at the Lorain County Airport. Hundreds of trees were downed in the county with most of the damage near the Lake Erie shoreline. Up to 30,000 electric customers …
Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the evening hours of the 8th. The snow was light through much of the day on the 7th as by evening between 1.0 and 3.0 inches fell across the area. The snow gradually intensified overnight and continued moderate …
Heavy rain developed across the county during the morning hours of the 7th, and flash flooding quickly developed across northern portions of Lorain County. In the City of Lorain, one report described a man driving down East 28th Street and quickly turning around to avoid becoming…
Severe thunderstorms tracked over the northern portions of Lorain County during the afternoon hours of the 20th. By late afternoon, another band of thunderstorms developed and tracked over this same area. Heavy rain was associated with both rounds of thunderstorms. Streets, parki…
Thunderstorms dumped torrential rains on Lorain County during the early morning hours of May 21st resulting in the worst flooding seen in the county since 1969. The southern portion of the county and especially the Wellington, Oberlin and Lagrange areas were very hard hit. Heavy …
Thunderstorm winds well in excess of 60 mph caused extensive damage in the City of Lorain and Sheffield Lake. A school in Sheffield Lake lost a large section of roof and suffered extensive water damage. 46 homes in the area were damaged by the strong winds, flying debris and fall…
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A large tree was blown down.
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Multiple large trees were blown down.
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A large tree was blown down onto power lines.
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Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Lorain County.
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Multiple trees were blown down in Columbia Station.
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A large tree was blown down near the intersection of Bursley Road and State Route 58.
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The fire department reported numerous tree were blown down around Amherst. There was roof and siding damage to a bowling alley.
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A microburst uprooted two large trees. There were approximately 30 to 40 large tree limbs snapped and blown down. There was damage to a building in central Amherst. Peak wind gusts were up to 85 mph.
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A microburst overturned a large box storage container. A restaurant sign was blown down. Ten large trees were uprooted. Between 50 to 70 large tree limbs were snapped off and blown down onto roods and powerlines. Peak wind gusts were estimated up to 85 mph.
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A large tree was blown down onto a house on West 37th Street.
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Several power lines and large tree branches were blown down.
Hail Hail
Hail up to golf ball-size in Kipton.
Hail Hail
Hail up to half dollar-size about two-miles west of Grafton.
Hail Hail
Hail up to quarter-size in Grafton.
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Two trees downed along North Main Street in Amherst. One of these trees, which was very large, caused considerable damage to a home.
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The Lorain County Regional Airport ASOS recorded a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 64-mph.
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A trained spotter recorded a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 74-mph on their personal weather station in North Ridgeville.
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A cluster of rain showers generated a peak straight-line wind gust of 61-mph at the Lorain County Airport ASOS.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
After exiting Huron County and entering Lorain County, this EF1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 100 mph continued moving east-northeastward across the Firelands Boy Scout Reservation and Gore Orphanage Road before dissipating north of Becker Road and west of Baird Road in th…
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Roof of large barn removed and several large trees uprooted along Bates Road in Henrietta Township.
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Utility pole and trees downed near Carlisle Reservation east of Oberlin.
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A line of thunderstorms generated a peak straight-line wind gust of 81-mph at the Lorain County Regional Airport.
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Extensive tree damage in Elyria.
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Swath of straight-line convective wind damage at apartment complex in Sheffield.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 | 27 | 2 |
| 2023 | 20 | 2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 1 |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 35 | 2 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011 | 51 | 0 |
| 2010 | 23 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 44 | 0 |
| 2007 | 16 | 1 |
| 2006 | 24 | 0 |
| 2005 | 34 | 0 |
| 2004 | 37 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | 2 |
| 2002 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 1 |
| 1998 | 39 | 1 |
| 1997 | 22 | 1 |
| 1996 | 45 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 5 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 1 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | 8 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 3 | 3 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 5 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 2 |
| 1962 | 3 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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