Hail in Ashtabula County, Ohio

Hail in Ashtabula County, Ohio: 107 recorded events between 1972 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #1,360 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Ashtabula County is the 2000s, when 43 of the county's 107 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Ashtabula County archive, hail makes up 21.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,360 for this hazard and #32 within Ohio, putting it in the 56.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Ashtabula County with 37 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 315
• Flash Flood 41

How many hail events are on record in Ashtabula County, Ohio?

107 hail events are recorded in Ashtabula County between 1972 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ashtabula County?

The strongest hail on record in Ashtabula County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Ashtabula County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.