Hail in Van Wert County, Ohio

Hail in Van Wert County, Ohio: 72 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,837 nationally and #59 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Van Wert County is the 2000s, when 25 of the county's 72 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 Van Wert County archive, hail makes up 20.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,837 for this hazard and #59 within Ohio, putting it in the 40.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Van Wert County with 20 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 223
• Tornado 42

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

72 hail events are recorded in Van Wert County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Van Wert County?

The strongest hail on record in Van Wert County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Van Wert 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.