Clark County, Ohio, tornadoes: A look at 18 tornadoes in the 2000s

Clark County has had 18 tornadoes touch down in the 2000s, all of them since 2007, according to National Weather Service data reviewed by the Springfield News-Sun.

The NWS of Wilmington on Wednesday confirmed a tornado touched down east of Springfield in Clark County early Wednesday morning, an EF-2, that may include damage reported in Madison County.

This tornado was the strongest the area has had in the last 17 years. Six of the earlier ones were EF-1 and 11 were EF-0.

An EF-2 tornado is considered strong and has significant damage. It includes wind speeds of 111 to 135 mph, according to the NWS. An EF-1 tornado has wind speeds of 86-110 mph.

The latest tornado comes almost exactly a year after one was confirmed on Feb. 27 of 2023 north of New Carlisle. That was an EF-1 with an estimated maximum wind speed of 90-95 mph.

Here are the dates, strength and places of tornadoes the NWS reported for Clark County since 2007:

Feb. 18, 2024: EF-2, near Springfield;

Feb. 27, 2023: EF-1, north of New Carlisle;

June 8, 2022: EF-1, North Hampton;

April 14, 2019: EF-0, Eagle City;

April 12, 2019: EF-0, Plattsburg;

April 12, 2019: EF-0, near South Charleston;

Feb. 7, 2019: EF-0, Pitchin;

April 3, 2018: EF-1, near South Charleston;

Nov. 5, 2017: EF-1, South Vienna;

May 24, 2017: EF-1, Park Layne;

May 24, 2017: EF-0, Crystal Lakes;