Hail and tornadoes in Seneca County, OH

Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Seneca County, OH on 26 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sat, May 21, 2022. 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 December 2020

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Sat, May 21, 2022

Largest reported

3 in

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

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 Sat, May 21, 2022 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sat, May 21, 2022: radar-estimated hail around Seneca County, OH, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 130 hail reports in Seneca County, OH on 73 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Bloomville, on Thu, Mar 14, 2024.

By decade: 1990s: 11 · 2000s: 64 · 2010s: 42 · 2020s: 13

Tornadoes since 1950

9 tornadoes have touched Seneca County, OH since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 2.

Strongest

Sun, Nov 10, 2002 · F3 · 21 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Tiffin · 1 death, 2 injuries
Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · EF2 · 0.61 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Cooper
Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · EF1 · 0.44 mi long, 180 yd wide · near West Lodi
Sat, May 31, 2008 · EF1 · 2.5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Fostoria Snyder Airport
Sun, Nov 10, 2002 · F1 · 5.5 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Fostoria

Most recent

Thu, Mar 14, 2024 · EFU · 1.23 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Alvada
Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · EF1 · 0.44 mi long, 180 yd wide · near West Lodi
Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · EF2 · 0.61 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Cooper
Wed, Jul 10, 2013 · EF0 · 6.06 mi long, 50 yd wide · near West Lodi
Mon, Jul 8, 2013 · EF0 · 0.05 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Kansas
Sat, May 31, 2008 · EF1 · 2.5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Fostoria Snyder Airport
Sun, Aug 5, 2007 · EF0 · 0.75 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Bettsville
Sun, Nov 10, 2002 · F3 · 21 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Tiffin · 1 death, 2 injuries
Sun, Nov 10, 2002 · F1 · 5.5 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Fostoria

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

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since December 2020

Thu, Sep 3, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 22, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (Fostoria, OH)
- 1 in (Fostoria, OH)
Wed, Apr 15, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 E Tiffin, OH)
- 1.25 in (4 WSW Republic, OH)
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 SE Fostoria, OH)
Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Tiffin, OH)
Tue, Aug 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 5, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 9, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 3 in (Bloomville, OH)
- 3 in (Bloomville, OH)
- 2 in (1 ENE Attica, OH)
Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 26, 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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (2 W Tiffin, 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 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 WSW BETTSVILLE, OH)
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (BLOOMVILLE, OH)
Fri, Oct 8, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Wed, Jul 7, 2021
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 12, 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.