Hail and tornadoes in Butler County, OH

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Butler County, OH on 34 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Tue, Jul 21, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 6 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1.5+ in

Tue, Jul 21, 2026

Largest reported

2 in

Fri, May 16, 2025

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Tue, Jul 21, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Tue, Jul 21, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Butler County, OH, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 116 hail reports in Butler County, OH on 54 days, 4 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Hamilton, on Thu, Jun 25, 2009.

By decade: 2000s: 20 · 2010s: 75 · 2020s: 21

Tornadoes since 1950

12 tornadoes have touched Butler County, OH since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Tue, May 7, 2024 · EF1 · 2.38 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Woods Station
Mon, Feb 27, 2023 · EF1 · 4.17 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Jacksonburgh
Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF1 · 2.54 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hughes
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · EF0 · 1.68 mi long, 400 yd wide · near St Charles
Wed, Apr 2, 2025 · EF0 · 8.05 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Newkirk

Most recent

Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · EF0 · 1.68 mi long, 400 yd wide · near St Charles
Wed, Apr 2, 2025 · EF0 · 8.05 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Newkirk
Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF0 · 1.98 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Maud
Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF0 · 6.89 mi long, 150 yd wide · near North Hamilton Airport
Tue, May 7, 2024 · EF0 · 0.28 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Oakland
Tue, May 7, 2024 · EF1 · 2.38 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Woods Station
Tue, May 7, 2024 · EF0 · 0.32 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Newkirk
Mon, Aug 14, 2023 · EF0 · 1.33 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Rockdale
Mon, Feb 27, 2023 · EF1 · 4.17 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Jacksonburgh
Fri, Jun 18, 2021 · EF0 · 0.71 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Astoria

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 10

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 2 in (4 N Beckett Ridge, OH)
Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Apr 4, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Middletown, OH)
Fri, Jun 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 2, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NE Forest Park, OH)
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Reported in the county
- 2 in (5 SSW OXFORD, OH)
Sun, Aug 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 NNE HAMILTON, OH)
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Feb 18, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (WEST CHESTER, OH)

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.