Fourth of July tornado confirmed in Logan County

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (WCMH) — A tornado formed in Logan County during storms on the Fourth of July, adding another in a year that has already broken the all-time record in Ohio.

The National Weather Service confirmed a “brief/weak” EF-0 tornado touched down at 8:44 p.m. near the village of De Graff. It lasted only seconds, but in that time it moved a little over a 15th of a mile with wind speeds of 65 MPH.

The map below plots the latitude and longitude coordinates that the NWS provided for the tornado’s path.

The NWS noted some tree and patio furniture damage as a result of the tornado, but no one was hurt or killed as a result.

Ohio came within record-breaking distance in June for its all-time count of tornadoes in a year. Four tornadoes from June 5-6 put the total number in 2024 at 62, tying the previous record for the entirety of 1992. A minute-long tornado on July 2 in Huron County finally put 2024 over the edge, and the Fourth of July instance has taken Ohio to 64.

Three of the five most active years in Ohio have happened since 2019. In 2023, 60 tornadoes were tallied in the Buckeye State, and 49 were observed in 2019, according to Storm Team 4 Meteorologist Ben Gelber .

• 2024 64
• 1992 62
• 2023 60
• 2019 49
• 1973 48

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