Hail in Lawrence County, Ohio

Hail in Lawrence County, Ohio: 94 recorded events between 1975 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,508 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lawrence County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 94 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 Lawrence County archive, hail makes up 22.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,508 for this hazard and #42 within Ohio, putting it in the 51.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Lawrence County with 33 recorded events, while Oct 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 205
• Flood 48
• Flash Flood 44

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

94 hail events are recorded in Lawrence County between 1975 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lawrence County?

The strongest hail on record in Lawrence County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Lawrence 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.