Hail and tornadoes in Fairfield County, OH

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Fairfield County, OH on 36 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Mon, Aug 10, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 8 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

Mon, Aug 10, 2026

Largest reported

2.5 in

Tue, May 3, 2022

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 Mon, Aug 10, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, Aug 10, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Fairfield County, OH, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 87 hail reports in Fairfield County, OH on 48 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Lancaster, on Tue, May 3, 2022.

By decade: 2000s: 24 · 2010s: 38 · 2020s: 25

Tornadoes since 1950

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

Strongest

Wed, Apr 20, 2011 · EF1 · 2.58 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Baltimore
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 · EF1 · 2.41 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Thurston
Thu, Sep 16, 2010 · EF1 · 1.76 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Stoutsville
Wed, Feb 28, 2024 · EF0 · 1.31 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Waterloo
Wed, Apr 5, 2023 · EF0 · 4.67 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lncster Frfld Co Arp

Most recent

Wed, Feb 28, 2024 · EF0 · 1.31 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Waterloo
Wed, Apr 5, 2023 · EF0 · 1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Pleasantville
Wed, Apr 5, 2023 · EF0 · 4.67 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lncster Frfld Co Arp
Sun, Jul 17, 2022 · EF0 · 1.01 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Stoutsville
Tue, Jun 23, 2015 · EF0 · 0.47 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Lancaster
Wed, Dec 24, 2014 · EF0 · 0.63 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Campground
Wed, Apr 20, 2011 · EF1 · 2.58 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Baltimore
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 · EF1 · 2.41 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Thurston
Thu, Sep 16, 2010 · EF1 · 1.76 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Stoutsville
Thu, Sep 16, 2010 · EF0 · 3.67 mi long, 150 yd wide · near West Rushville

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 4

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

Every hail day since January 2021

Wed, Oct 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 N Amanda, OH)
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 24, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Baltimore, OH)
Wed, Dec 11, 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)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Lancaster, OH)
- 1 in (Lithopolis, OH)
Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SSE Reynoldsburg, OH)
Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (SE FAIRFIELD BEACH, OH)
Fri, Apr 28, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (BALTIMORE, OH)
Sun, Aug 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 6, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 2.5 in (NW LANCASTER, OH)
Sun, Aug 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 SW PICKERINGTON, OH)
Sun, Jun 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.