Hail in Belmont County, Ohio

Hail in Belmont County, Ohio: 95 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,497 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Belmont County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 95 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 Belmont County archive, hail makes up 20.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,497 for this hazard and #40 within Ohio, putting it in the 51.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Belmont County with 23 recorded events, while Nov 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 236
• Flash Flood 98

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

95 hail events are recorded in Belmont County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Belmont County?

The strongest hail on record in Belmont County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Belmont 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.