Ohio hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 88 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 9,155 hail reports in Ohio from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 255 a year since 2000. The costliest was the June 8, 2007 hail ($418 million in 2025 dollars). Ohio ranks 15th of 52 states and territories by count and 8th of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Ohio, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 9,1551955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 255average
- Deaths
- 013 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $1.4Bas filed
- Busiest year
- 2011743 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Ohio?
Ohio averages about 255 hail reports a year since 2000, 15th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2011 (743). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Ohio records 2241 hail reports since 1955, 8th of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Ohio have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Summit County leads Ohio: 150 days with a hail report since 1955, 363.4 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Cuyahoga County has the most hail records (299 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in Ohio?
48% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in May and June. The busiest month is May (2,311 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 36 · Feb 79 · Mar 697 · Apr 1,455 · May 2,311 · Jun 2,064 · Jul 1,188 · Aug 827 · Sep 270 · Oct 98 · Nov 116 · Dec 14 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
The costliest hail reports in Ohio
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-08 | HailAkron, Summit County One storm episode: 6 records in 3 places; the totals are the episode's. | 4.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $418M |
| 2006-10-04 | HailPataskala, Licking County One storm episode: 3 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 1 | $294M |
| 2003-04-20 | HailWesterville, Franklin County One storm episode: 2 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $233M |
| 2001-04-09 | HailHuber Hgts, Montgomery County One storm episode: 4 records in 4 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $117M |
| 2011-05-25 | HailFindlay, Hancock County One storm episode: 5 records in 4 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $114M |
| 2008-07-26 | HailReedurban, Stark County One storm episode: 4 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $85M |
| 2004-05-17 | HailCountywide, Stark County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $39M |
| 1994-09-25 | HailS Portion, Mahoning County Every hail record filed in the state that day (5, in 5 places; before 1996 NOAA filed no storm episodes); the totals are the day's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 1 | $26M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Ohio?
Ohio's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Ohio | United States | Ohio's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 19 | 2,477 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 117 | 7,651 | 1.5% |
| 1970s | 192 | 11,007 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 632 | 26,555 | 2.4% |
| 1990s | 1,389 | 75,581 | 1.8% |
| 2000s | 2,695 | 137,396 | 2.0% |
| 2010s | 3,034 | 107,281 | 2.8% |
| 2020-26 | 1,077 | 56,491 | 1.9% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Ohio
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | HailLisbon, Columbiana County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailCassell, Guernsey County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailWaynesburg Airport, Stark County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailSouth Russell, Geauga County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailLouisville, Stark County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailNewburgh Hgts, Cuyahoga County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailNewburgh Hgts, Cuyahoga County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-14 | HailGageville, Ashtabula County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-10 | HailLoyal Oak, Summit County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-10 | HailNorton, Summit County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-06 | HailDresden, Muskingum County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-06 | HailBarnesville, Belmont County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Ohio
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 24 declarations in Ohio, 23 of them major disasters; the latest on August 20, 2012.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-20 | DR-4077 | Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds | 39 |
| 2012-06-30 | EM-3346 | Severe Storms | 88 |
| 2011-07-13 | DR-4002 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 21 |
| 2008-10-24 | DR-1805 | Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike | 33 |
| 2007-08-27 | DR-1720 | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes | 8 |
| 2006-08-01 | DR-1656 | Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding | 3 |
| 2006-07-02 | DR-1651 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding | 6 |
| 2005-02-15 | DR-1580 | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides | 62 |
| 2004-09-19 | DR-1556 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 88 |
| 2004-06-03 | DR-1519 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 25 |
| 2004-01-26 | DR-1507 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides | 14 |
| 2003-07-15 | DR-1478 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 10 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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