The Columbus, OH hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 30, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.00". There are 1 public hail reports, 13 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the August 22, 2026 event.
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The August 22, 2026 hail swath map for Columbus, OH covers approximately 384 square miles and includes an estimated 53,215 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 186 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 26,384 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 186 sq mi | 26,384 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 154 sq mi | 23,320 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 36 sq mi | 2,619 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 9 sq mi | 892 |
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Inside the August 22, 2026 hail swath map area for Columbus, OH, HailGeeks estimates 20,019 single-family homes, 1,828 townhomes, and 7,068 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 9,844 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 8,677 | 664 | 4,871 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 9,844 | 1,146 | 2,081 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 1,142 | 14 | 91 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 356 | 4 | 25 |
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Hail from the August 22, 2026 storm was mapped across 18 counties in the Columbus, OH region. Clinton County, OH had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.00" with roughly 5,001 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Zooming in, the swath touched 8 cities near Columbus, OH. Clarksville, OH had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 96 single-family homes exposed.
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At the ZIP level, the August 22, 2026 Columbus, OH hail map spans 23 ZIP codes. ZIP 45113 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,155.
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Public storm report tables connected to the August 22, 2026 hail map for Columbus, OH currently list 1 public hail reports, 13 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 22, 2026 2:20 PM CT |
0.75 in | 4 Nw Marshall | OH | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 22, 2026 1:09 PM CT | Clarksville | OH | Large tree limbs down. | |
August 22, 2026 1:13 PM CT | 2 Nnw Wilmington | OH | Tree blown down near corner of Center Road and Highway 68. Time estimated via radar data. | |
August 22, 2026 1:13 PM CT | 5 Nne Clarksville | OH | Two trees blown down in Thousand Trails Campground. Time estimated from radar data. | |
August 22, 2026 1:24 PM CT | 3 Ssw Wilmington | OH | Tree blown down near intersection of Cuba Road and East Dalton Road. Time estimated using radar data. | |
August 22, 2026 2:15 PM CT | Grove City | OH | Large tree limbs down. | |
August 22, 2026 2:20 PM CT | 3 E Grove City | OH | A large tree was downed across Thistlewood Drive_ just north of Stringtown Road. | |
August 22, 2026 4:36 PM CT | 6 Ssw Albany | OH | A tree was uprooted at the intersection of Darst Road and Salem School Lot Road. | |
August 22, 2026 4:40 PM CT | 4 Ene Albany | OH | Numerous power outages observed between Albany and Shade as a result of tree and power line damage. | |
August 22, 2026 4:40 PM CT | 1 Se Albany | OH | Multiple trees down along Setty Road in Albany. | |
August 22, 2026 4:46 PM CT | 3 E Albany | OH | A tree was blown down along Wood Road. | |
August 22, 2026 4:48 PM CT | 9 Sse Athens | OH | Tree down in the 1400 block of Old Us Route 33. Time estimated from radar. | |
August 22, 2026 5:00 PM CT | 6 Nw Mcarthur | OH | One lane of Curry Road was blocked by a downed tree. | |
August 22, 2026 1:24 PM CT | 4 Nw Wilmington | OH | Report of barn walls collapsed_ as well as a downed tree and several large branches broken. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the August 22, 2026 Columbus, OH storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Columbus, OH region as the August 22, 2026 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 6, 2026 through Aug 11, 2026, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.50". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.50", and the most recent map shown is from Aug 11, 2026.
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