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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 43026

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 43026 from July 28, 1961 through August 11, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
14
Wind Reports
32
Tornado Reports
6
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 43026 · 1961–present Updated  Daily · last Aug 11, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 43026

14 reports
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1.00″ hail
Jul 10, 2017
7:20 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PHOTO VERIFIED.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SSW Hilliard, OH
1.00″ hail
Jul 10, 2017
7:13 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: SSE Hilliard, OH
1.00″ hail
Jul 10, 2017
7:11 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 WSW Hilliard, OH
1.00″ hail
Jul 10, 2017
7:00 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hilliard, OH
1.00″ hail
Mar 18, 2012
5:30 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Hilliard, OH
1.75″ hail
Jun 17, 2011
2:46 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 NW Hilliard, OH
0.75″ hail
Jun 4, 2011
6:25 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Hilliard, OH
1.50″ hail
Oct 4, 2006
5:35 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Large hail fell for up to ten minutes and covered the ground in spots across much of the western half of the Columbus metropolitan area.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Hilliard, OH
0.88″ hail
May 17, 2006
2:34 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 S Hilliard, OH
1.50″ hail
May 21, 2004
5:20 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hilliard, OH
0.75″ hail
Apr 20, 2003
6:52 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hilliard, OH
1.00″ hail
May 25, 2001
3:00 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail reported covering the ground in Hilliard and on west side of Columbus
NWS Hail Report Location: Hilliard, OH
1.75″ hail
May 31, 2000
6:43 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hilliard, OH
1.50″ hail
Jun 2, 1991
12:20 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, OH
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 43026

32 reports
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65 mph
Aug 11, 2026
2:05 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 E Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Aug 11, 2026
1:58 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Basketball pole snapped on Ridgewood Drive.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 Ene Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Aug 11, 2026
1:58 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Uprooted tree.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 Ene Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Aug 11, 2026
1:58 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous trees were snapped or had significant limb damage throughout the neighborhood in between Trueman Boulevard and Dublin Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 Ene Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Aug 11, 2026
1:58 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large tree downed along 4000 block of Leap Road. Time estimated by radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 E Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Aug 11, 2026
1:55 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous tree limbs down in Hilliard center.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Jun 14, 2026
7:55 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large healthy tree branch downed at a property on Stellar Drive.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ENE Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Jun 14, 2024
9:09 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Some siding pulled from home and a wooden fence was broken by lawn furniture that was displaced.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 WSW Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Jun 14, 2024
9:05 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down in the yard.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSW Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Feb 28, 2024
10:20 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Possible tornado. Trees and wires reported down... damage to homes on Hilliard-Rome Rd. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 S Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Jul 22, 2017
11:06 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A FEW TREES DOWNED. CHIMNEY TOPPLED AND SHINGLES OFF ROOF.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Jul 22, 2017
10:45 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWNED ON WHIRLWIND COVE AND IN HILLIARD AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSW Hilliard, OH
UNK mph
Jul 10, 2017
7:08 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ONE LARGE TREE DOWN ON DAVIDSON ROAD. PHOTO VERIFIED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 S Dublin, OH
UNK mph
May 19, 2017
8:52 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SMALL TREE DOWNED IN HILLARD AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hilliard, OH
60 mph
Mar 26, 2017
11:44 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 50 TO 60 MPH
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 S Dublin, OH
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 43026

6 reports
UNK category
Feb 29, 2024
10:26 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS storm survey confirms an EF1 tornado developed west of Hilliard and dissipated on the west side I-270. Maximum estimated winds of 110 mph... with damage to roofs and trees.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SSW Hilliard, OH
EF0 category
May 11, 2008
12:12 PM EST-5
Tornado report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down in a field just west of State Route 142 and south of Interstate 70 a few miles northeast of West Jefferson in eastern Madison County. Several trees were damaged and at least one was ripped out of the ground and tossed across State Route 142. The path length extended for about 200 yards. The tornado touched back down about 1.5 miles to the northeast in western Franklin County near a residence along Amity Road just north of Interstate 70. Additional tree damage occurred in this location. This tornado was rated EF-0 with maximum wind speeds of 75 mph.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3.8 WSW Mudsock, OH
F1 category
Aug 7, 1984
1:00 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, OH
F2 category
May 30, 1973
12:55 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, OH
F2 category
May 25, 1973
5:30 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, OH
F0 category
Jul 28, 1961
10:30 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 43026
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, OH
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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NWS Storm Reports & Census Data

U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 43026 area census snapshot

People & households
Population64,644
Households24,924
Housing units25,671
Income
Median household income$110,369
$100k+ households48.8%
$150k+ households23.5%
Housing stock
Single-family detached15,988
Attached single-family3,026
Small multifamily3,045
Large multifamily3,464
Mobile homes96
Housing mix
Single-family share62.3%
Attached-home share11.8%
Multifamily share25.4%
Mobile-home share0.4%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied17,238
Renter-occupied7,686
Vacant units747
Home value & age
Median home value$324,300
Owner homes $300k+57.2%
Owner homes $500k+11.9%
Owner homes $750k+1.3%
Median year built1995
Older-home share17.3%
Vehicle context
Households with cars24,098
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 43026 have on record?

Our records show 14 hail, 32 wind, and 6 tornado reports in and near ZIP 43026, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on August 11, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 43026?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 43026 is 1.75″. It was reported near Hilliard, OH on June 17, 2011.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 43026 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 43026 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 43026 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 43026 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 43026 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 43026 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 43026 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 43026, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 43026, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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