Hancock County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Hancock County, Ohio recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 20 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 68 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 48 high-wind reports with gusts up to 70 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Hancock County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1141 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rawson, or near Bluffton, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 903 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Weston, or near Bowling Green, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 8, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Fallen tree knocked power line onto house leading to a roof fire developing. Time estimated via radar. (CLE)”
- Wind Unknown 4 SE Mccomb SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 455 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Plymouth to near Chatfield to near Upper Sandusky to near Ada. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near McComb to near Forest. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 443 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bluffton, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Large limb and power lines down. Time estimated via radar. (CLE)”
- Wind Unknown 3 NNE Arlington SPC verified report
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“Thunderstorms are expected to develop over central Ohio between 3 and 4 pm this afternoon and then move into east central Ohio by 5 to 7 pm. Large hail up to quarter to ping pong size and damaging wind gusts are possible with these storms. An isolated tornado can't be ruled out along with brief torrential downpours.”
“At 840 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arlington, or 8 miles south of Findlay, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 1" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1043 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bluffton, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. This storm may exhibit rotation at times. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 66 mph
- Wind 66 mph 2 SW Findlay SPC verified report
Saturday, June 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 641 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Deshler, or 12 miles southeast of Napoleon, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1038 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Forest, or 10 miles west of Upper Sandusky, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 611 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ottawa to Bluffton to near Lima. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near McComb, or 10 miles northeast of Ottawa, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Arcadia SPC verified report
Monday, May 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Fostoria to near Findlay to near Arlington. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 505 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Deshler to 6 miles north of Lima to near Wapakoneta. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 3 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Deshler, or 14 miles northeast of Ottawa, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 600 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Arcadia, or near Findlay, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 102 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near New Riegel, or near Fostoria, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 726 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Forest, or 12 miles southeast of Findlay, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Scattered southwest wind gusts to 45 mph are possible through early this morning. Very brief and isolated gusts to 50 mph are possible. The gusty winds may blow unsecured objects around and there may be brief periods of difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“At 810 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Blissfield to near Whitehouse to Glandorf. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Shed damaged on County Road 53 near McComb. Time estimated via radar. (CLE)”
- Wind Unknown 3 WSW Mccomb SPC verified report
Saturday, April 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Delta to near Holgate to near Kalida. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Sylvania to near Holland to Mcclure. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 26, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75"
“3 power poles partially down along with branches. (CLE)”
- Hail 1.75" 1 NW Van Buren SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 E Arlington SPC verified report
Sunday, March 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“At 745 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bluffton, moving east at 55 mph. Another storm was located near Rawson and also moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bluffton, Forest, Arlington, Rawson, Carey, Mount Blanchard, Wharton, Jenera, Mount Cory, Kirby, and Williamstown.”
“At 731 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Findlay, moving east at 60 mph. Another thunderstorm was located near McComb and is also moving east at 60 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, McComb, Arcadia, Vanlue, Van Buren, New Riegel, Bloomdale, Benton Ridge, and Bascom.”
- Hail 1" 4 S Arlington SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected this morning, shifting southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph this afternoon. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected through tonight, shifting southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph on Monday. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected through tonight, shifting southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph on Monday. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. WHEN...From 2 PM Sunday to 8 AM EDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. WHEN...From 2 PM Sunday to 8 AM EDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
7 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“Strong southwesterly to westerly winds, gusting up to 60 to 70 mph, are expected to result in localized plumes of blowing dust through this early evening since soils have dried considerably recently.”
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected.”
- Wind 70 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 65 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
7 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. Localized higher gusts to 60 mph are possible in the highest elevations of the eastern part of the county. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...From 8 AM Friday to midnight EDT Friday Night.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Ohio. WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 919 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pandora, or near Ottawa, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest to West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest to West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West-Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West-Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, December 29, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 62 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 62 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Hancock County, OH?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 68 severe weather events in Hancock County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Hancock County recently?
Yes — 20 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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