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Hail — Hancock, Ohio

May 25, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

Direct injuries

Property damage

$85.0M

Magnitude

2.75

Area

Hancock

Event narrative (NOAA)

A supercell thunderstorm moved across Hancock County. Hail as large as baseballs fell in association with this thunderstorm. The western half of the city of Findlay was especially hard hit. Golf ball or larger hail affected an area bordered by State Route 12 to the south, Township Road 99 to the north, County Road 140 to the west and roughly Main Street to the east. As many as 4,000 homes and business in this area may have been damaged by the hail. Thousands of automobiles also sustained damage from the hail. One automobile dealership on the north side of Findlay had over 400 vehicles damaged by the hail. Hundreds of homes also sustained damage from broken windows or damaged siding. This event could end up being one of costliest hail storms in Ohio history.

Other notable hail events in Ohio

Summit · June 8, 2007$288.0M Franklin · October 4, 2006$100.0M Licking · October 4, 2006$100.0M Franklin · April 20, 2003$80.0M Montgomery · April 9, 2001$70.0M Delaware · April 20, 2003$65.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.