Hail and tornadoes in Highland County, OH
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Highland County, OH on 28 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Fri, May 16, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
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.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 41 hail reports in Highland County, OH on 26 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Leesburg, on Fri, May 16, 2025.
By decade: 2000s: 14 · 2010s: 15 · 2020s: 12
Tornadoes since 1950
13 tornadoes have touched Highland County, OH since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Fri, Mar 3, 2023 · EF1 · 14.16 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Pricetown
- Sat, Oct 16, 2021 · EF1 · 3.06 mi long, 70 yd wide · near Samantha
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 2.19 mi long, 150 yd wide · near New Market
- Fri, May 21, 2010 · EF1 · 3.64 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Buford
- Thu, Apr 3, 2025 · EF0 · 1.7 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Dodsonville
Most recent
- Thu, Apr 3, 2025 · EF0 · 0.56 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Lynchburg
- Thu, Apr 3, 2025 · EF0 · 1.7 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Dodsonville
- Fri, Mar 3, 2023 · EF0 · 0.9 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Willettville
- Fri, Mar 3, 2023 · EF1 · 14.16 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Pricetown
- Sat, Oct 16, 2021 · EF1 · 3.06 mi long, 70 yd wide · near Samantha
- Fri, Oct 15, 2021 · EF0 · 1.77 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Fairview
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 2.19 mi long, 150 yd wide · near New Market
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF0 · 4.53 mi long, 100 yd wide · near New Petersburg
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF0 · 6.87 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Samantha
- Sun, Jul 27, 2014 · EF0 · 2.52 mi long, 1,300 yd wide · near Hoagland
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 6
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.
- Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 22, 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.
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 11, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 3 in (Greenfield, OH)
- 2.5 in (Greenfield, OH)
- Sat, Apr 19, 2025
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: 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.
- Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jan 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 N SINKING SPRING, OH)
- Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (2 N EMERALD, OH)
- Sat, Jul 23, 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.
- Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 13, 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.
- Wed, Aug 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 16, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
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.