Holmes 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 Holmes County, Ohio recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 21 hail reports with hail up to 1.5", among 40 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 19 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 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 Holmes County
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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.
Saturday, August 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 544 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of West Lafayette, or 7 miles north of Coshocton, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Farmerstown and Baltic.”
“At 729 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Holmesville, or near Millersburg, moving east at 25 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1010 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fredericktown, or 11 miles east of Mount Gilead, moving east at 55 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" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 416 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Walnut Creek, or 11 miles west of Dover, moving east at 20 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... Walnut Creek, Sugarcreek, Winesburg, and Charm.”
- Hail 0.25" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 320 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wilmot, or 12 miles northwest of Dover, moving east at 40 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" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Multiple large tree limbs down across Lakeville. Time estimated via radar. (CLE)”
- Wind Unknown 5 NNW Nashville SPC verified report
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 414 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Loudonville, or 15 miles southeast of Mansfield, moving east at 25 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" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1119 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Danville, or 12 miles northeast of Mount Vernon, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 344 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near West Salem to 6 miles west of Wooster to near Loudonville. Movement was east at 55 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 322 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lexington to near Mount Gilead to near Waldo. Movement was east 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 50 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 900 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Holmesville, or 8 miles south of Wooster, moving southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 827 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mount Eaton to near Loudonville. Movement was east at 50 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...”
“At 753 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Newton Falls to near Barberton to Hayesville. Movement was east at 40 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 0.25" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 700 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mount Eaton, or 11 miles southeast of Wooster, moving 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...”
“At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Danville, or 11 miles northeast of Mount Vernon, moving northeast 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 Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 751 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of West Salem to near Hayesville to Bellville. Movement was 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 0.25" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Shreve, or 7 miles south of Wooster, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 3, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 807 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sugarcreek, or 10 miles west of Dover, moving east 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 741 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hayesville to near Chesterville. Movement was east at 25 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" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 30, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Social media report for a large tree down in Big Prairie. (CLE)”
- Wind Unknown Big Prairie SPC verified report
Saturday, March 21, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
“Quarter to half dollar sized hail in Glenmont. (CLE)”
- Hail 1.5" Millersburg SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" Glenmont SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 5 E Millersburg SPC verified report
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Holmes, Mahoning, and Stark Counties. WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Holmes, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne Counties in Ohio. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for those in high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Holmes, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne Counties. WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. 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 Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. WHEN...From 8 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.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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 and northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. 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 Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, November 7, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1001 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near New London to Mount Gilead. Movement was east at 60 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 Holmes County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Holmes County, OH?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 40 severe weather events in Holmes 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 Holmes County recently?
Yes — 21 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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