Hail events in Hamilton County, Ohio The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 210 hail events on record for Hamilton County, Ohio, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 30 Mar 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 57 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Mar 30 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ESE of DELHI

Apr 2 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of MIAMITOWN ARPT

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles WNW of WHITE WATER PARK

Jul 24 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of DAYTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At (LUK)LUNKEN FLD CINC

Jul 2 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NW of DAYTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of GLENDALE

Mar 1 2023

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles E of CINCINNATI

Mar 28 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of BEVIS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of BEVIS

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles W of MACK

Aug 25 2020

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles W of BRIDGETOWN

May 23 2020

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile W of CHERRY GROVE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At MT SUMMIT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At MT SUMMIT

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of CHERRY GROVE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At MT SUMMIT

May 10 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WSW of GROESBECK

Apr 8 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of TWIGHTWEE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of MONTGOMERY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CIN BLUE ASH ARPT

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of WOODLAWN

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At CIN BLUE ASH ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of SPRINGDALE

Jul 30 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of DEER PARK

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Hamilton County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1970s	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5
1980s	2	0	3	6	0	0	2	2	0	0	15
1990s	1	3	1	0	4	4	3	4	8	3	31
2000s	2	1	5	3	1	2	4	7	2	8	35
2010s	5	13	21	2	0	23	6	12	8	7	97
2020s	13	3	0	5	2	1	0 (part of the year)				24

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb2 events
Mar29 events
Apr51 events
May40 events
Jun26 events
Jul31 events
Aug17 events
Sep2 events
Oct3 events
Nov1 event
Dec8 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Hamilton County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	92
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	92
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	25
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	1
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Hamilton County beside the total of the counties of Ohio and of the United States
Measure	Hamilton	All counties of Ohio	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	210	9,147	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	51.8	22.4	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	2.5	7.8	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Hamilton County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
5 Jun 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Mar 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Mar 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Mar 2019	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Mar 2019	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Mar 2019	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Dec 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Dec 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Dec 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Dec 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Dec 2018	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
1 Dec 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Dec 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Dec 2018	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
7 Jul 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Apr 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Jun 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
4 Sep 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Aug 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Aug 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
3 Aug 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Aug 2015	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
3 Aug 2015	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
3 Aug 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Aug 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Aug 2015	Hail	0.88 in	$100	County
3 Aug 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Jun 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jun 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2013	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Jul 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
18 Jul 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
1 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Mar 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Mar 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Aug 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Mar 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Jul 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
30 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
30 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
11 Feb 2009	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
8 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
5 Nov 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
18 Oct 2007	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
19 Jul 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
3 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
2 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
11 Apr 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
11 Apr 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	1.25 in	$15 thousand	County
11 Aug 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	County
15 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
19 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$5.0 million	County
19 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$10 thousand	County
19 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$8 thousand	County
20 Feb 2002	Hail	1.25 in	$6 thousand	County
6 Apr 2001	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
14 Jul 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
2 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Oct 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Aug 1999	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 Aug 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jul 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jul 1997	Hail	2.75 in	$100 thousand	County
28 Mar 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jul 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Aug 1995	Hail	0.00 in	none	County
26 Jul 1995	Hail	0.00 in	none	County
9 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Jul 1994	Hail	1.00 in	$500 thousand	County
29 Jul 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Oct 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jul 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jun 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 May 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 1990	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
6 Jul 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Mar 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 May 1982	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Mar 1982	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Jun 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1980	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
23 Aug 1977	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 1977	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 May 1973	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Apr 1972	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 1963	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1960	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 May 1960	Hail	0.75 in	none	County

The site keeps 198 of the 210 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Wilmington, OH (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Hamilton County, Ohio". https://countyhazards.com/county/oh/hamilton/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Hamilton County?: April has 51 of the 210 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Ohio?: NCEI has 9,155 hail events on record for Ohio from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Hamilton County compare with the other counties of Ohio?: The counties of Ohio have 22.4 hail events for each 100 square miles. Hamilton County has 51.8.
How large is the hail on record for Hamilton County?: 26 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.