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Hail in Seneca County, Ohio
159 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Seneca County, Ohio, has 159 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 43 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 47 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 76 events against 61 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.7% of the 9,155 hail events recorded in Ohio; its 28.9 per 100 square miles compares with 22.4 statewide.
20 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.00 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with Ohio
| Measure | Seneca County | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 159 | 9,155 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 28.9 | 22.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 29.0 | 7.8 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
0Mar
7Apr
22May
47Jun
35Jul
12Aug
25Sep
7Oct
0Nov
3Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 159 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2010 | Hail | 1.25 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.25 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Hail | 1.25 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $20K | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1995 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1985 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1984 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1984 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1984 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1983 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1983 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1982 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1973 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1970 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1967 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1962 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1959 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Seneca County had?
159 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Seneca County?
15 Apr 2026 (Hail, 1.25 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Seneca County?
The hail of 2 Aug 1993, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5K and crop damage at $5.0M.
How does Seneca County compare with Ohio for hail?
28.9 events per 100 square miles against 22.4 statewide; the county holds 159 of the state's 9,155 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.