Van Wert County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Van Wert County, Ohio? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 54 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 32 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph, plus 22 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.
Van Wert County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Van Wert County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Van Wert 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 0.5"
“At 912 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ohio City, or 7 miles southeast of Van Wert, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail and heavy rain. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Power pole fell into a building and was sparking. (IWX)”
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Van Wert SPC verified report
Monday, August 10, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 931 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ada to near Lima to near Delphos. Movement was southeast at 35 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...”
“At 905 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Convoy, moving east at 45 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 535 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Bluffton, moving east at 40 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" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 425 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Convoy, or near Van Wert, moving 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" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 331 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Monroeville, or 13 miles northeast of Decatur, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“3 power poles down on Mendon Road between State Road and Wren-Landeck SE of Van Wert. (IWX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 NW Jonestown SPC verified report
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 317 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Ohio City, or 9 miles east of Decatur, 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" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Decatur, moving 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 Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 812 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hamilton to 7 miles northeast of Ossian to Van Buren. 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" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Scott SPC verified report
Saturday, June 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 934 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Van Wert, moving east at 40 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... Van Wert, Delphos, Middle Point, Venedocia, Elgin, Jonestown, and Monticello.”
- Hail 0.75" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Emergency management reported a few power lines down along with a tree in Van Wert. Time estimated from radar. (IWX)”
- Wind Unknown Van Wert SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Ottoville, or 8 miles north of Delphos, moving 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...”
“At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Monroe, or near Decatur, moving east at 40 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 0.5" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Convoy SPC verified report
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 354 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hicksville to Convoy. Movement was northeast 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1208 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Ottoville to near St. Marys. 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 Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 2 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 55 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 432 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over New Haven, moving east at 25 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...”
“At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Van Wert, 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 717 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elida, or near Delphos, moving east 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" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 737 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Stryker to near Van Wert. Movement was east at 40 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...”
“Gusty south winds could briefly gust as high as 50 mph for a short time during the early morning hours through around 6 AM EDT. A band of showers moving across northwest Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan will likely aid in producing some stronger wind gusts to 50 mph. If travelling, be prepared for brief periods of these stronger wind gusts, particularly for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 55 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 4, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 222 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Spencerville In Allen County, or 10 miles southwest of Delphos, moving 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 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Ottoville, or 9 miles northeast of Van Wert, moving northeast at 45 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1032 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Delphos, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lima, Delphos, Elida, Southworth, Needmore, Gomer, and Rushmore.”
“At 1008 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Monroeville, or near Decatur, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Convoy and Dixon.”
- Hail 0.75" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 957 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Huntertown to 7 miles northeast of Ossian to near Bluffton. Movement was 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 Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 844 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Van Wert, moving east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 822 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Ossian, moving east at 50 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 0.88" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Scott SPC verified report
Thursday, March 26, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Tree down near intersection of Walnut and third street. Powerlines were also downed in that area. No information on tree size or health available. (IWX)”
“semi blown over on US-30 with possible injuries. (IWX)”
- Wind 60 mph Convoy SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 N Van Wert SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 N Middle Point SPC verified report
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Showers and embedded thunderstorms early this morning may produce local wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Otherwise, the gusty winds that prompted the wind advisory have subsided. After daybreak Monday, wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph are expected through late afternoon.”
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until midnight EDT /11 PM CDT/ tonight. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 60 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Allen OH, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, and Van Wert Counties. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.”
“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Allen OH, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, and Van Wert Counties. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.”
- Wind 60 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Southwest to west 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...From 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds can blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible, mainly due to falling branches or trees.”
“WHAT...Southwest to west 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...From 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds can blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 844 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bluffton, moving northeast at 55 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 809 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Berne, moving northeast at 55 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" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, December 29, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ 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 Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, December 27, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...From 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ to 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ 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 Van Wert County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Van Wert County, OH?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 54 severe weather events in Van Wert County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Van Wert County recently?
Yes — 22 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Van Wert County?
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