Hail events in Stark 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 229 hail events on record for Stark County, Ohio, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 25 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 24 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

Jun 25 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NE of WAYNESBURG ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At LOUISVILLE

Mar 22 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At WILMOT

Oct 6 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNW of LOUISVILLE

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of LOUISVILLE

Jun 16 2022

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At WILMOT

May 14 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNW of GREENTOWN

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At NORTH CANTON

Aug 27 2020

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At WAYNESBURG

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles ENE of NORTH CANTON

Jun 4 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of CANTON

Apr 7 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At NORTH CANTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles S of CANTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CANTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CANAL FULTON

Mar 28 2020

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At PERRY HGTS

Jul 2 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ESE of SIPPO

Jun 1 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of CANAL FULTON

Jan 8 2019

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile N of PINN

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile N of PINN

May 22 2018

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At ALLIANCE

Aug 19 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At WAYNESBURG

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles S of ALLIANCE

Jun 13 2017

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At WAYNESBURG

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of CANTON

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 Stark 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	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	7
1970s	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
1980s	1	4	0	2	2	4	1	2	0	1	17
1990s	1	3	2	0	5	1	10	4	11	3	40
2000s	12	12	21	8	5	6	10	5	14	2	95
2010s	3	9	11	8	7	1	0	6	1	4	50
2020s	8	0	3	0	2	0	3 (part of the year)				16

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

Jan2 events
Feb0 events
Mar6 events
Apr40 events
May47 events
Jun58 events
Jul39 events
Aug23 events
Sep12 events
Oct2 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Stark County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	122
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	81
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	23
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
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: Stark County beside the total of the counties of Ohio and of the United States
Measure	Stark	All counties of Ohio	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	229	9,147	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	39.8	22.4	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	6.1	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 Stark County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
13 Jun 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	0	County
14 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
14 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Sep 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Sep 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	0	County
7 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	0	County
23 Jul 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$45 thousand	0	County
28 Jun 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	0	County
10 Apr 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Aug 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Aug 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	0	County
18 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
18 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
29 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	0	County
29 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Aug 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
21 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	0	County
7 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	0	County
4 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	0	County
25 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
23 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
7 Sep 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Jun 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 May 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
11 Aug 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jul 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
14 Aug 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
14 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$26 million	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	2.50 in	$30 million	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$5.0 million	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
26 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
26 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Aug 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jun 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Jun 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
10 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
22 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$4 thousand	0	County
17 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
12 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Aug 2005	Hail	0.75 in	$4 thousand	0	County
28 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	$20 thousand	0	County
14 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
13 May 2005	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
13 May 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 May 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 May 2004	Hail	2.75 in	$25 million	0	County
17 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 Apr 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	0	County
26 Sep 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
20 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
3 Sep 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	0	County
4 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
27 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
5 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
5 Jun 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
5 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	0	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	0	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	0	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	0	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
31 May 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$40 thousand	0	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$15 thousand	0	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
19 Apr 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
19 Apr 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
19 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
19 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	1	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	2.75 in	$300 thousand	0	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	2.00 in	$125 thousand	0	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	0	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	2.00 in	$100 thousand	0	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	0	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$25 thousand	0	County
29 Sep 1999	Hail	0.88 in	$15 thousand	0	County
29 Sep 1999	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
31 Jul 1999	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	0	County
25 Aug 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
24 Aug 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
21 Jun 1995	Hail	0.88 in	$90 thousand	0	County
25 Sep 1994	Hail	0.85 in	$100 thousand	0	County
2 Jul 1994	Hail	0.85 in	$50 thousand	0	County
25 May 1994	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	0	County
2 Jul 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jul 1983	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
21 Jul 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
8 Jun 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Aug 1980	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
17 Sep 1972	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 1972	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 1972	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Jun 1971	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Jul 1968	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Apr 1967	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
29 Sep 1966	Hail	0.00 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 1964	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jul 1962	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
16 Apr 1960	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
16 Apr 1960	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County

The site keeps 172 of the 229 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: Cleveland, 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 Stark County, Ohio". https://countyhazards.com/county/oh/stark/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 Stark County?: June has 58 of the 229 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 Stark County compare with the other counties of Ohio?: The counties of Ohio have 22.4 hail events for each 100 square miles. Stark County has 39.8.
How large is the hail on record for Stark County?: 26 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.