NOAA hail reports · updated hourly

Hail in Ohio: today, this week and the last ten years

Every hail report NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged in Ohio: today's and yesterday's as they come in, the last 90 days, and ten years of history. Each report is hail of 1 inch or larger — the size that damages roofs.

Today and yesterday

No hail reported in Ohio today or yesterday (checked hourly; last update October 19, 2026).

The last 90 days

34 hail reports, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The most recent was 1.75" on September 3, 2026 near 1 N Lakemore, Summit County.

DateHail sizeNOAA location
Sep 31.75"1 N Lakemore, Summit County
Sep 31"1 E Lakemore, Summit County
Sep 31"1 E Lakemore, Summit County
Sep 31"2 W Mogadore, Summit County
Aug 231"3 NE Aquilla, Geauga County
Aug 221.75"Willowick, Lake County
Aug 221.75"1 SE Westlake, Cuyahoga County
Aug 221"1 NW Wickliffe, Cuyahoga County
Aug 221"1 E Willowick, Lake County
Aug 221"1 W Avon Lake, Lorain County
Aug 221"Fairview Park, Cuyahoga County
Aug 221"1 NW North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County
Aug 221"Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga County
Aug 122"Lima, Allen County
Aug 121.5"1 W Lima, Allen County
Aug 121.5"Lima, Allen County
Aug 121"Celina, Mercer County
Aug 121"1 NE Southworth, Allen County
Aug 121"Elida, Allen County
Aug 121"Fort Shawnee, Allen County
Aug 121"1 SSE Lima, Allen County
Aug 121"Lima, Allen County
Aug 121"1 E Lima, Allen County
Aug 101.75"1 SSW Cheshire, Gallia County
Aug 101.5"Copley, Summit County

The 25 most recent of 34.

1-inch-plus hail reports per year

2026 is the year so far.

Largest hail since 2016
  • 3.5"February 27, 2023
  • 3"May 16, 2025 · Greenfield
  • 3"April 14, 2025 · 7 E Lake Vesuvius
  • 3"April 4, 2025 · Shawnee Hills
  • 3"March 14, 2024

Ohio's hailiest large cities, 2016–2025

Days with 1-inch-plus hail within 25 km, and each city's rank among 342 large US cities — the US cities with the most hail.

  • Cincinnati26 days · #79
  • Columbus20 days · #103
  • Dayton18 days · #114
  • Akron14 days · #134
  • Cleveland12 days · #155
  • Toledo7 days · #206

Did it hail at your house?

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Questions

Did it hail in Ohio today?

No hail had been reported in Ohio by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center today or yesterday when this page was last refreshed (hourly).

How often does it hail in Ohio?

NOAA logged between 36 and 249 reports of 1-inch-or-larger hail a year in Ohio from 2016 to 2025.

Did hail hit my house?

A report is a point where someone measured hail, not the storm's whole path. Check NOAA reports within 10 km of your own address with the free hail check, and have a licensed roofer inspect before anyone files a claim.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe-weather reports — its daily files for today and yesterday, read hourly, and its archive from 2016. A report is where a spotter or member of the public measured hail, so a storm can be bigger than its reports. Other states: hail by state.