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Cleveland storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Cleveland, OH, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Cleveland, OH

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    Severe weather in Cleveland by the numbers

    10.4severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    3.0hail days a year
    71storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.25″biggest hail since 2016 (Mar 28, 2020)
    17tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Cleveland gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 580 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 104 hail reports, 459 damaging-wind reports and 17 tornado reports. On average that is 10.4 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 57% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 16 hail reports, 54 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Cleveland; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on Apr 15, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Cleveland

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 3, 2026Damaging wind13 mi W · Cuyahoga Co.
    Sep 2, 2026Damaging wind21 mi NE · Lake Co.
    Aug 23, 2026Damaging wind15 mi W · Cuyahoga Co.
    Aug 22, 2026Hail 1.00″7 mi SE · Cuyahoga Co.
    Aug 22, 2026Damaging wind8 mi E · Cuyahoga Co.
    Aug 10, 2026Damaging wind2 mi NE · Cuyahoga Co.
    Jul 18, 2026Damaging wind19 mi W · Lorain Co.
    Jul 3, 2026Damaging wind3 mi NE · Cuyahoga Co.
    Jun 25, 2026Hail 1.00″4 mi SE · Cuyahoga Co.
    Jun 17, 2026Damaging wind23 mi SW · Lorain 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

    02244678916: 2 hail16: 19 damaging wind1617: 8 hail17: 24 damaging wind1718: 6 hail18: 40 damaging wind1819: 8 hail19: 44 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 17 hail20: 44 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 34 damaging wind21: 4 tornado2122: 9 hail22: 24 damaging wind22: 1 tornado2223: 18 hail23: 64 damaging wind23: 4 tornado2324: 3 hail24: 81 damaging wind24: 5 tornado2425: 17 hail25: 31 damaging wind2526: 16 hail26: 54 damaging wind26: 1 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Cleveland

    04284127169Jan: 11JanFeb: 0FebMar: 45MarApr: 45AprMay: 71MayJun: 77JunJul: 83JulAug: 169AugSep: 39SepOct: 16OctNov: 21NovDec: 3Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Cleveland

    Cleveland averages 3.0 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.25 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 23 miles from the city centre on Mar 28, 2020. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Cleveland

    There have been 17 tornado reports within 25 miles of Cleveland since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Aug 24, 2023, 11 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Cleveland

    Does Cleveland get a lot of severe storms?

    Cleveland averages 10.4 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 Cleveland?

    Most severe-weather reports around Cleveland come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Cleveland?

    2.25 inches (hen egg size) on Mar 28, 2020, 23 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Cleveland?

    Yes — 17 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Aug 24, 2023.

    How do I get storm alerts for Cleveland?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Cleveland, 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 Cleveland, 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 4, 2026.