Lawrence County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Lawrence County, Ohio recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 23 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 54 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 31 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.
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Last 30 days in Lawrence 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
3 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1230 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Ashland to Carter Caves State Park. Movement was southeast 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 1207 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Franklin Furnace to 7 miles east of Foxport. Movement was southeast at 35 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 N Lake Vesuvius SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 W Chesapeake SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NNE Hanging Rock SPC verified report
Sunday, August 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 212 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near South Webster, or 8 miles north of Lake Vesuvius, moving east at 30 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...”
“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" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 500 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oldtown, or near Grayson, moving east at 15 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...”
“Trees and lines down on County Rd 14 near Buckeye Rd. Time estimated from caller matches radar. (RLX)”
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 NNE Lake Vesuvius SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 E Coal Grove SPC verified report
Thursday, August 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ceredo, or 7 miles west of Beech Fork State Park, moving east at 20 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 513 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Durbin, or near Cannonsburg, moving east at 20 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 Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down along State Route 217. Time estimated from radar. (RLX)”
“Tree down and blocking in the 800 block of Federal Park Rd. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 7 SE Lake Vesuvius SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NNE Hanging Rock SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
2 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 345 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jackson, moving southeast 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... Jackson, Oak Hill, Petersburg, and Mabee.”
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 324 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lake Vesuvius, moving east at 5 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... Lake Vesuvius and Pedro.”
“At 235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Greenup, or 11 miles west of Ironton, moving east at 10 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 0.75" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Buffalo to 9 miles north of Milton to near Chesapeake. Movement was east at 10 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.”
- Hail 0.75" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"
“While current showers moving through the area are not severe, thunderstorms are expected to develop around 3 pm in the Columbiana and New Castle areas and move along the I-80 corridor into the Butler/Franklin areas around 4 pm and over to Clarion and Punxsutawney by 5 to 6 pm. Large hail up to quarter to half dollar size and damaging wind gusts are possible with these storms.”
- Hail 1" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 258 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ceredo to near Beech Fork State Park to near Burnaugh. 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...”
“At 227 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Greenbo Lake to near Coalton to Bruin. 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 Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 2 N Ironton SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 710 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Proctorville to near Bruin. 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...”
“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 Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SSW Lake Vesuvius SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 NW Lake Vesuvius SPC verified report
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beech Fork State Park, moving northeast 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...”
“At 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Proctorville, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Crown City, Athalia, Green Bottom, Scottown, Gallopolis Ferry, and Ashton.”
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 236 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Proctorville, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Huntington, Proctorville, Barboursville, Athalia, Green Bottom, and Pea Ridge.”
“At 259 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Grayson Lake State Park, moving northeast 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 Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 7:30 pm, National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a line of showers and thunderstorms across northwest Pennsylvania and northern Ohio, moving southeast at 35 mph. These storms will move across the area between 8:45 pm and 10:00 pm. Wind gusts from 40 to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.”
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 328 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Huntington to near Centerville to Fort Gay to near Blaine. Movement was 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 313 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ironton to near Webbville to Mima. Movement was east at 60 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 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Lake Vesuvius, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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... Aid, Crown City, Scottown, and Ashton.”
“At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cannonsburg, 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 0.88" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 115 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rio Grande to Ceredo. 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 Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, southwest and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. 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 Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, southwest and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 11 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 Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Lawrence County, OH?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 54 severe weather events in Lawrence County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Lawrence County recently?
Yes — 23 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 1" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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