The first known tornado to strike Elmore, Ohio...a town fought to be protected from tornadoes occurred on August 14, 1902 when a small and local tornado outbreak caused 5 tornadoes...the strongest was a T9/F4 which directly struck downtown Elmore, this tornado would be followed up in 2 years by the 1904 Elmore, Ohio tornado...which was a extremely destructive T10/F5 tornado...