STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
Ohio hail reports, last 90 days.
36 preliminary hail reports on 8 days, 1 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Sep 3. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in Ohio before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | 19:37 UTC | 1.75" | 1 N Lakemore | Summit |
| Sep 3 | 19:37 UTC | 1.00" | 2 W Mogadore | Summit |
| Sep 3 | 19:31 UTC | 1.00" | 1 E Lakemore | Summit |
| Sep 3 | 19:31 UTC | 1.00" | 1 E Lakemore | Summit |
| Aug 23 | 00:45 UTC | 1.00" | 3 NE Aquilla | Geauga |
| Aug 22 | 21:48 UTC | 1.00" | Garfield Heights | Cuyahoga |
| Aug 22 | 21:22 UTC | 1.75" | 1 SE Westlake | Cuyahoga |
| Aug 22 | 21:19 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NW North Olmsted | Cuyahoga |
| Aug 22 | 21:16 UTC | 1.00" | Fairview Park | Cuyahoga |
| Aug 22 | 21:05 UTC | 1.00" | 1 W Avon Lake | Lorain |
| Aug 22 | 17:03 UTC | 1.00" | 1 E Willowick | Lake |
| Aug 22 | 17:03 UTC | 1.75" | Willowick | Lake |
| Aug 22 | 16:44 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NW Wickliffe | Cuyahoga |
| Aug 12 | 13:52 UTC | 1.00" | 1 E Lima | Allen |
| Aug 12 | 13:46 UTC | 1.00" | 1 SSE Lima | Allen |
| Aug 12 | 13:46 UTC | 1.00" | Lima | Allen |
| Aug 12 | 13:45 UTC | 1.00" | Fort Shawnee | Allen |
| Aug 12 | 13:45 UTC | 2.00" | Lima | Allen |
| Aug 12 | 13:45 UTC | 1.50" | Lima | Allen |
| Aug 12 | 13:41 UTC | 1.50" | 1 W Lima | Allen |
| Aug 12 | 13:39 UTC | 1.00" | Elida | Allen |
| Aug 12 | 13:34 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NE Southworth | Allen |
| Aug 12 | 12:09 UTC | 1.00" | Celina | Mercer |
| Aug 12 | 12:08 UTC | 1.00" | Celina | Mercer |
| Aug 10 | 22:25 UTC | 1.75" | 1 SSW Cheshire | Gallia |
| Aug 10 | 22:25 UTC | 1.00" | Cheshire | Gallia |
| Aug 10 | 13:50 UTC | 1.50" | 1 E Alliance | Stark |
| Aug 10 | 13:12 UTC | 1.00" | 2 SE Fairlawn | Summit |
| Aug 10 | 13:11 UTC | 1.00" | 2 SE Fairlawn | Summit |
| Aug 10 | 13:10 UTC | 1.25" | 2 W Pigeon Creek | Medina |
| Aug 10 | 13:05 UTC | 1.50" | Copley | Summit |
| Aug 10 | 13:02 UTC | 1.00" | 5 W Montrose-Ghent | Medina |
| Aug 10 | 04:20 UTC | 1.25" | 3 E Berkey | Lucas |
| Aug 9 | 00:03 UTC | 1.50" | 4 W Whitehouse | Lucas |
| Aug 7 | 18:45 UTC | 1.00" | 3 ESE Miamisburg | Montgomery |
| Jul 27 | 06:04 UTC | 1.00" | Genoa | Ottawa |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in Ohio.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductiblenot located
No Ohio statute prohibiting a contractor from waiving, rebating or absorbing the homeowner's deductible was located in this pass. Absorbing a deductible can also be attacked as insurance fraud independent of any roofing statute. Confirm before you ever discount for it. Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingnot located
for Ohio. This pack does not assert where Ohio draws the line between documenting a roof and adjusting a claim. Public-adjuster licensing is issued by the insurance regulator, not the contractor board — put the question to the Ohio Department of Insurance in writing before you negotiate, interpret coverage, or advise the homeowner on what the policy owes. Full entry and sources →
Licence
Local only Full entry and sources →
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