Maple Heights, OH Tornado History — 74 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Maple Heights, OH had?
Maple Heights has had 74 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 7 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Maple Heights?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Maple Heights was an EF1 on August 6, 2024.
When is tornado season in Maple Heights?
August is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Maple Heights, with 16 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Maple Heights
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 29 total, averaging 1.4 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Maple Heights since December 29, 2025
These is a preliminary report, not confirmed tornadoes. It has not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and is not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Within 25 miles of Maple Heights. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Maple Heights
40 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Maple Heights since 1950, across 4 events. 662 injuries have been reported across all events. 1965 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F4 on April 11, 1965, which caused 18 fatalities along a 22.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Maple Heights
About Tornadoes in Maple Heights
This overview was written July 24, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Maple Heights is a suburb southeast of Cleveland, set on the gently rising ground inland from Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region of northeastern Ohio. Positioned a little farther from the lake than the city's shoreline neighborhoods, it shares the area's warm-season tornado risk, which is modest compared with the plains but genuine.
Tornadoes here develop chiefly in summer, when humid air becomes unstable under strong heating and a passing jet-stream disturbance supplies the wind shear that lets thunderstorms rotate. Farther inland from Lake Erie, the lake breeze that can stabilize the immediate shore has less influence, so instability can build more freely on hot afternoons. The most active period runs from late spring through summer.
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale describes tornado strength from EF0 to EF5 on the basis of a damage survey rather than a direct wind measurement. Most tornadoes in the region are weak, with stronger events being uncommon. For the specific tornado history near Maple Heights — the total on record, the breakdown by decade and rating, and the deadliest, costliest, and most recent events — refer to the figures compiled from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center elsewhere on this page.