Lorain, OH Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Lorain, Ohio over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Lorain, Ohio storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Lorain — home to roughly 65,000 residents in Lorain County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 36 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Lorain in the trailing 12 months — 24 wind events and 12 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 77 mph. Lorain County as a whole recorded 103 events (56 wind · 47 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Lorain
- August 22, 2026 — 6 recorded events · 2 wind · 4 hail
- March 31, 2026 — 5 recorded events · 3 wind · 2 hail
- April 15, 2026 — 4 recorded events · 4 hail
- February 20, 2026 — 4 recorded events · 4 wind
- March 13, 2026 — 3 recorded events · 3 wind
Lorain hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Lorain or severe wind in Lorain? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Ohio — including the Lorain metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Lorain County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Lorain weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Lorain address, and the Address Lookup adds free Lorain wind history and free Lorain hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Lorain storm data download
The Lorain dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Lorain County totals above. Statewide files are on the Ohio storm data page.
More Ohio city storm pages: Columbus hail & wind history · Cleveland hail & wind history · Cincinnati hail & wind history · Toledo hail & wind history · Akron hail & wind history · Dayton hail & wind history · Parma hail & wind history · Canton hail & wind history · Ohio statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.