HailEvidence → New Albany, OH → 2026-03-22

Did it hail in New Albany, OH on March 22, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 6 hail reports within 10 miles of New Albany, OH on March 22, 2026, with hail up to 1.50" (ping pong ball size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

6hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.50"largest hail · ping pong ball

2wind reports · max 69 mph

Every recorded report near New Albany on 2026-03-22

Distances are from the New Albany city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 8.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
1.9 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	02:30 UTC	2 N New Albany, Franklin	SPC · preliminary
6.2 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	21:17 UTC	Johnstown, Licking	SPC · preliminary
8.3 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	02:47 UTC	1 NE Westerville, Delaware	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	00:19 UTC	1 S Westerville, Franklin	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	1.40" (half dollar)	00:20 UTC	Westerville, Franklin	SPC · preliminary
8.8 mi	Wind	69 mph	02:19 UTC	2 NNE Whitehall, Franklin	SPC · preliminary
9.3 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	00:30 UTC	2 SW Westerville, Franklin	SPC · preliminary
9.8 mi	Wind	speed n/a	02:25 UTC	3 ESE Reynoldsburg, Licking	SPC · preliminary

1.9 mi, hail: “Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.) Time corrected based on radar. (ILN)”

6.2 mi, hail: “(ILN)”

8.3 mi, hail: “hail lasted about 2-3 minutes. (ILN)”

8.4 mi, hail: “Time est from radar. (ILN)”

8.6 mi, hail: “(ILN)”

Was your property hit on 2026-03-22?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

Verify your address — $29 New Albany hail history

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.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12