Hail in Lake County, Ohio

Hail in Lake County, Ohio: 98 recorded events between 1975 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #1,457 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lake County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 98 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 Lake County archive, hail makes up 25.3% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,457 for this hazard and #37 within Ohio, putting it in the 53.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Lake County with 32 recorded events, while Dec 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.

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

98 hail events are recorded in Lake County between 1975 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lake County?

The strongest hail on record in Lake County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Lake 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.