Ohio hail history

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Ohio had hail reported on 255 days from 2016 to 2025, about 26 a year, and on 1,442 days since 1955. The largest hailstone on record in the state is 5.00″ (May 1, 2012). Franklin County had the most hail days of any county from 2016 to 2025 (29).

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

Report counts rose over the decades as more people and spotters reported storms, so compare recent years with each other rather than with the 1960s.

Ohio cities with the most hail days, 2016–2025

Biggest hail days in Ohio since 2016

The largest hail and the biggest storm days since 1955, with radar swaths since 2019: Biggest hail storms in Ohio history

Ohio counties

Places with fewer than 5 hail days on record are listed without a link and kept out of search engines.

When hail falls in Ohio, by month and week: Ohio hail season

Download every Ohio hail, tornado and wind report as CSV, by year: Ohio storm report downloads

All Ohio cities

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