Hail in Columbiana County, Ohio

Hail in Columbiana County, Ohio: 137 recorded events between 1983 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,030 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Columbiana County is the 2010s, when 52 of the county's 137 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 Columbiana County archive, hail makes up 22.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,030 for this hazard and #18 within Ohio, putting it in the 66.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Columbiana County with 32 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 385
• Flash Flood 47

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

137 hail events are recorded in Columbiana County between 1983 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Columbiana County?

The strongest hail on record in Columbiana County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Columbiana 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.