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Bedford, OH hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Bedford city centroid, 1950 to present.

161hail events since 1950
81≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
2.75"largest on record · 1965-05-16
2026-04-15most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 10 2.25" (hen egg)
2025 11 1.25" (half dollar)
2024 0
2023 9 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2022 0
2021 0
2020 4 2.00" (hen egg)
2019 3 0.75" (penny)
2018 1 1.25" (half dollar)
2017 2 1.00" (quarter)
2016 0
2015 4 1.00" (quarter)
2014 3 0.88" (nickel)
2013 14 1.75" (golf ball)
2012 2 0.75" (penny)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-04-15 Thunderstorm Wind 63 mph 9 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 2.00" 7.1 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 2.25" 4.8 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 1.50" 6.5 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 2.25" 0.2 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 1.75" 1.7 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 2.00" 0.6 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 1.00" 9.1 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 1.75" 9.2 mi
2026-04-15 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 4.8 mi

2026-04-15: “Several trees downed in Boston Heights.”

2026-04-15: “Hail up to hen egg-size in Seven Hills.”

2026-04-15: “Received social media picture of hailstones slightly larger than hen egg-size in Solon. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Solon's mayor estimated hail-related damage totaled at least $500k.”

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Nearby hail history

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09