Hail in Ohio — where it hits, county by county
Ohio logged 332 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Ohio →Top hail counties in Ohio (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 64 | 12.8 | Apr | 8% |
| Cuyahoga | 54 | 10.8 | Apr | 30% |
| Washington | 30 | 6.0 | Apr | 10% |
| Tuscarawas | 23 | 4.6 | Jun | 13% |
| Defiance | 22 | 4.4 | Mar | 36% |
| Richland | 21 | 4.2 | Apr | 0% |
| Licking | 21 | 4.2 | Mar | 19% |
| Muskingum | 21 | 4.2 | Mar | 24% |
| Summit | 20 | 4.0 | Apr | 0% |
| Guernsey | 20 | 4.0 | Mar | 10% |
| Seneca | 18 | 3.6 | Mar | 39% |
| Delaware | 18 | 3.6 | Apr | 17% |
Ohio hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Ohio?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Ohio are Franklin, Cuyahoga, Washington. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Ohio?
Reported hail in Ohio peaks around April, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Ohio's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 332 reports over 5 years.