Hail in Seneca County, Ohio

Hail in Seneca County, Ohio: 158 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #874 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Seneca County is the 2000s, when 64 of the county's 158 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 Seneca County archive, hail makes up 34.1% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #874 for this hazard and #15 within Ohio, putting it in the 71.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Seneca County with 47 recorded events, while Feb 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 Seneca County, Ohio?

158 hail events are recorded in Seneca County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Seneca County?

The strongest hail on record in Seneca County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Seneca 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.