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Continental, 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 Continental city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
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
- 60 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 86 mph, most recent 2025-06-18.
- 19 tornado events, most recent 2025-04-02.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-18 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 9 mi |
| 2025-04-02 | Tornado | EF2 | 6.4 mi |
| 2025-04-02 | Tornado | EF2 | 6.1 mi |
| 2024-08-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7.7 mi |
| 2024-05-07 | Tornado | EF0 | 7.5 mi |
| 2023-06-25 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.3 mi |
| 2022-03-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 8.8 mi |
| 2021-08-10 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 5.7 mi |
| 2019-08-18 | Hail | 1.00" | 7.4 mi |
| 2019-07-10 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 5.5 mi |
2025-06-18: “Emergency manager reports of trees on houses.”
2025-04-02: “A second tornado spun up north of the decaying Van Wert tornado, touching down in far southeast Paulding County. The tornado severely damaged a pole barn as it moved into Putnam county. The tornado rapidly moved northeast, hitting a well anchored mobile homed and flipping it 60 feet away. Three occu”
2025-04-02: “A second tornado spun up north of the decaying Van Wert tornado, touching down in far southeast Paulding County. The tornado severely damaged a pole barn as it moved into Putnam county. The tornado rapidly moved northeast, hitting a well anchored mobile homed and flipping it 60 feet away. Three occu”
Disputing a claim at a Continental address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12