179
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$760K
Property damage
Hail in Lorain County, Ohio: 179 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #741 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lorain County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lorain County is the 2000s, when 64 of the county's 179 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 Lorain County archive, hail makes up 23.4% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #741 for this hazard and #9 within Ohio, putting it in the 76.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Lorain County with 67 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | GRAFTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | GRAFTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | KIPTON | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | LORAIN CO REGL ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | LA GRANGE | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | GRAFTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | AVON | 1 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | ELYRIA | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | WELLINGTON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | ELYRIA | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lorain County
- Thunderstorm Wind 448
- Flash Flood 62
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorms produced a large swath of hail ranging in size from nickels to golf balls. Locations across Lorain county, including Vermilion, Elyria, and North Ridgeville were hit hardest. Many vehicles and some homes were damaged by the hail.
There were several reports of quarter-sized hail in the Elyria area from trained spotters and social media. Quarter-sized hail was reported near the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security building.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lorain County, Ohio?
179 hail events are recorded in Lorain County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lorain County?
The strongest hail on record in Lorain County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Lorain 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Lorain County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/lorain-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.