Lightning TrackerCincinnati storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Cincinnati, OH, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Cincinnati by the numbers
Cincinnati sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 870 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 180 hail reports, 666 damaging-wind reports and 24 tornado reports. On average that is 17.6 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in April, June, July, when 53% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 58 wind reports and 5 tornado reports around Cincinnati.
Latest storm reports near Cincinnati
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi SW · Boone Co. |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 21 mi NE · Warren Co. |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi SW · Boone Co. |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 5 mi SE · Campbell Co. |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Tornado | 19 mi E · Clermont Co. |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi N · Hamilton Co. |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 20 mi E · Clermont Co. |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi N · Hamilton Co. |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi NE · Hamilton Co. |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Tornado | 16 mi SE · Clermont Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Cincinnati
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Cincinnati
Cincinnati averages 6.0 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.75 inches — about the size of a baseball — reported 24 miles from the city centre on Oct 19, 2016. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Cincinnati
There have been 24 tornado reports within 25 miles of Cincinnati since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Jul 6, 2022, 19 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
Storm alerts for Cincinnati on your iPhone
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Storm trackers near Cincinnati
Questions about storms in Cincinnati
Does Cincinnati get a lot of severe storms?
Cincinnati averages 17.6 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Cincinnati?
Most severe-weather reports around Cincinnati come in April, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Cincinnati?
2.75 inches (baseball size) on Oct 19, 2016, 24 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Cincinnati?
Yes — 24 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Jul 6, 2022.
How do I get storm alerts for Cincinnati?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Cincinnati, OH. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Cincinnati, OH. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 1, 2026.