92
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$65.0M
Property damage
Hail in Delaware County, Ohio: 92 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,542 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Delaware County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Delaware County is the 2010s, when 29 of the county's 92 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 Delaware County archive, hail makes up 21.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,542 for this hazard and #45 within Ohio, putting it in the 50.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Delaware County with 21 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | POWELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | AFRICA | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | AFRICA | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | SUNBURY | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | STRATFORD | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | DELAWARE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | LEWIS CENTER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | POWELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | RATHBONE | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 23, 2020 | EAST LIBERTY | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Delaware County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail up to the size of golf balls affected the north side of the Columbus metro area and southern Delaware county. Hail was extensive from Dublin, through Worthington and Powell, to Westerville. Trees and shrubs were stripped of their foliage and cars and homes sustained significant hail damage. The hail covered the ground in some locations up to six inches deep in Worthington in northern Franklin county and near the Polaris Mall in southern Delaware county.
Severe thunderstorms redeveloped in eastern Oklahoma during the morning of July 26th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph two miles west of Canadian, and large tree limbs were blown down by strong winds four miles northwest of Hollow. Golf ball-size hail fell two miles west of Hollow and three miles southwest of Strang, and half-dollar-size hail fell at Strang. Quarter-size hail fell at Nowata and at Adair, and dime to nickel-size hail fell at several other locations in northeast Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA, Extreme Southeast
Severe thunderstorms redeveloped in eastern Oklahoma during the morning of July 26th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph two miles west of Canadian, and large tree limbs were blown down by strong winds four miles northwest of Hollow. Golf ball-size hail fell two miles west of Hollow and three miles southwest of Strang, and half-dollar-size hail fell at Strang. Quarter-size hail fell at Nowata and at Adair, and dime to nickel-size hail fell at several other locations in northeast Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA, Extreme Southeast
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Delaware County, Ohio?
92 hail events are recorded in Delaware County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Delaware County?
The strongest hail on record in Delaware County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Delaware 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 Delaware County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/delaware-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.