100
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$85.6M
Property damage
Hail in Hancock County, Ohio: 100 recorded events between 1973 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,437 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Hancock County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Hancock County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 100 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 Hancock County archive, hail makes up 24.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,437 for this hazard and #36 within Ohio, putting it in the 53.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Hancock County with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | VAN BUREN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | MC COMB | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | DEWEYVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | WILLIAMSTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | MT CORY | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | VANLUE | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | MT CORY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | ARLINGTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2021 | MT BLANCHARD | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | ARLINGTON | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hancock County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm moved across Hancock County. Hail as large as baseballs fell in association with this thunderstorm. The western half of the city of Findlay was especially hard hit. Golf ball or larger hail affected an area bordered by State Route 12 to the south, Township Road 99 to the north, County Road 140 to the west and roughly Main Street to the east. As many as 4,000 homes and business in this area may have been damaged by the hail. Thousands of automobiles also sustained damage from the hail. One automobile dealership on the north side of Findlay had over 400 vehicles damaged by the hail. Hundreds of homes also sustained damage from broken windows or damaged siding. This event could end up being one of costliest hail storms in Ohio history.
Thunderstorms produced a large swath of hail ranging in size from penny to hen egg during this event. The largest of the hail, ping pong ball size to hen egg size, occurred in the Vanlue area. Some vehicles were damaged by the hail.
Golf ball sized hail was observed and reported to the Northern Indiana National Weather Service Office. The report was then forwarded to the Cleveland office. Numerous vehicles were damaged as a result of the large hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Hancock County, Ohio?
100 hail events are recorded in Hancock County between 1973 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Hancock County?
The strongest hail on record in Hancock County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Hancock 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.
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“Hail in Hancock County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/hancock-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.