Jackson County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Jackson County, Ohio? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 62 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 35 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 27 hail reports with hail up to 0.88". 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.
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Last 30 days in Jackson 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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1038 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ravenswood, or 7 miles southeast of Forked Run State Park, moving southeast at 60 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 1101 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Waverly to 11 miles east of Peebles. Movement was southeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 55 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SSE Jackson SPC verified report
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 144 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oak Hill, 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 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 955 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Point Pleasant, moving east 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...”
“At 939 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Forked Run State Park, moving east 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" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 236 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Oak Hill, moving northeast at 20 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... Oak Hill, Rio Grande, Gallia, and Centerpoint.”
“At 136 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles north of Pomeroy to near New Haven to near Racine. Movement was northeast at 15 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" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 440 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Kingston to near Waverly. Movement was 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 513 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Hide-A-Way Hills to 8 miles north of South Webster. Movement was southeast at 45 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Over 150 customers without power in and around the Limerick area due to tree damage. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 8 WNW Coalton SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Buffalo to near Letitia. Movement was south 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 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tuppers Plains to 6 miles west of Oak Hill. Movement was southwest 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 Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 358 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ravenswood, or 9 miles southeast of Forked Run State Park, moving east at 15 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... Ravenswood, Rockport, and Portland.”
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pomeroy, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 641 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Mcarthur, moving southeast 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...”
“At 817 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Racine, 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 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 327 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Waverly, moving east at 65 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 253 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mcarthur, moving 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Scattered trees down around the county with the most widespread damage in the Oak Hill community where some trees were reported down on houses and approximately 1000 cu (RLX)”
“Swath of concentrated power outages from tree damage. Time estimated based on radar. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown Oak Hill SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 NW Oak Hill SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ENE Jackson SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pine Grove to near Ravenswood. 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 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gallipolis to near Lake Vesuvius. Movement was 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 213 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Thornport to near Belfast. Movement was 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 Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Jackson, moving east 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... Wellston, Mcarthur, Hamden, Coalton, Allensville, Creola, and Byer.”
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 530 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rio Grande, moving 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" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Jackson, moving east at 35 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... Jackson, Wellston, Hamden, Coalton, Petersburg, and Radcliffe.”
“Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 WSW Jackson. Several trees down in the area. Time is estimated from radar. (RLX)”
- Hail 0.75" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 WSW Jackson SPC verified report
Sunday, May 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 240 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ripley, moving east at 30 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" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 11 miles northwest of Jackson to 10 miles southeast of Wellston. Movement was north at 25 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 Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 643 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Racine, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Point Pleasant, 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 0.88" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1259 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Marietta to Mason. 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... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Ripley, Harrisville, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. 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.”
“THIS IS A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT ISSUED IN COORDINATION WITH THE OHIO DIVISION OF FORESTRY. THE WILDFIRE DANGER IS ELEVATED TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT THIS TIME.”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Strong winds are moving through the area behind the passage of a cold front. Southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph may continue for the rest of the afternoon before diminishing toward evening. These gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1111 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Racine, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Racine, Forked Run State Park, Ravenswood, Mineralwells, Lubeck, Portland, Belleville, Reedsville, Greencastle, Morristown, and Rockport.”
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1215 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Gallipolis to McClure. Movement was 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 Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1030 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Bexley to 6 miles northeast of Muses Mills. Movement was southeast 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, September 22, 2025
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Rock Run Rd & US Rt 35 closed due to a down tree. (RLX)”
“Tree down reported in Jefferson Street. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 4 W Coalton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Coalton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Oak Hill SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Jackson County, OH?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 62 severe weather events in Jackson 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 Jackson County recently?
Yes — 27 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
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