Hail and tornadoes in Richland County, OH

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Richland County, OH on 27 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sun, Jul 20, 2025. 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

2+ in

Sun, Jul 20, 2025

Largest reported

1.25 in

Fri, May 2, 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 Sun, Jul 20, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sun, Jul 20, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Richland County, OH, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 120 hail reports in Richland County, OH on 72 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near London, on Wed, Jun 12, 2013.

By decade: 2000s: 51 · 2010s: 51 · 2020s: 18

Tornadoes since 1950

9 tornadoes have touched Richland County, OH since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 7.

Strongest

Thu, Mar 14, 2024 · EF2 · 4.5 mi long, 250 yd wide · near New Pittsburgh
Sun, Apr 14, 2019 · EF2 · 17 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Vernon Jct · 5 injuries
Mon, Sep 4, 2017 · EF2 · 8.58 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Crestline · 2 injuries
Mon, Jun 13, 2022 · EF1 · 4.35 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hastings
Mon, Aug 20, 2007 · EF1 · 4.42 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kings Corners

Most recent

Thu, Mar 14, 2024 · EF2 · 4.5 mi long, 250 yd wide · near New Pittsburgh
Mon, Jun 13, 2022 · EF1 · 4.35 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hastings
Sun, Apr 14, 2019 · EF2 · 17 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Vernon Jct · 5 injuries
Mon, Sep 4, 2017 · EF2 · 8.58 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Crestline · 2 injuries
Sat, Jun 5, 2010 · EF0 · 0.45 mi long, 20 yd wide · near East Mansfield
Mon, Aug 20, 2007 · EF1 · 4.42 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kings Corners
Thu, Aug 9, 2007 · EF0 · 0.75 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Shelby
Mon, Jul 10, 2006 · F1 · 2 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Butler
Fri, May 21, 2004 · F0 · near Olivesburg

By decade: 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 2

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

Every hail day since January 2021

Wed, Sep 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 14, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 SSW Plymouth, OH)
Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 SW Lexington, OH)
Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 NNW Lexington, OH)
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Butler, OH)
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 E Lexington, OH)
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Ontario, OH)
Wed, Aug 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 ENE Lexington, OH)
Fri, Jul 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 20, 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.
Thu, Jun 16, 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.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 ESE SHELBY, OH)
- 1 in (2 W ONTARIO, OH)
Thu, Aug 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.