Millersburg, OH Hail Storm – April 2026

Millersburg, OH saw a severe hail storm on April 3, 2026, with hail reaching 2.5 inches in diameter during the early evening. The event was tied to one NWS alert and ended that night.

What Happened

A severe thunderstorm moved through the Millersburg area in the evening hours on April 3. The alert for this storm was issued at 7:38 PM EDT and included a 2.5-inch hail threat for the warning area.

Dual-polarization radar showed a hail signature consistent with very large hail near Millersburg. The radar-detected estimate matched the event’s peak hail size and supported the hail report tied to this storm. No additional alert segments were listed for this single-zone report.

The storm remained a hail concern through the warning window before ending later that evening. The event is now concluded.

Damage Assessment

Hail at 2.5 inches is large enough to damage roofs, gutters, siding, vehicles, skylights, and soft metals. Crews working in Holmes County should expect impact marks on asphalt shingles, dented HVAC condenser fins, broken window screens, and bruised siding panels where the core passed.

On residential roofs, the most likely field findings are granule loss, fractured mat exposure, ridge cap damage, and scattered hits near roof edges and valleys. On vehicles, dents may appear across hoods, roofs, mirrors, and trunk lids, with the worst impacts usually centered closest to the hail swath.

Damage patterns can vary block by block inside the warning area. Some structures will show only cosmetic marks. Others may need a full inspection, especially where the hail core crossed open exposure with no tree cover or shielding.

What Contractors Should Know

Start with roofs, then move to exterior metal, window screens, and soft aluminum trim. In a 2.5-inch hail event, asphalt shingles can show bruising that is not visible from the ground. Crews should check slopes facing the storm approach, then compare findings across multiple sides of the same structure.

Look for collateral hits around vents, flashing, chimney caps, and pipe boots. On commercial properties, inspect rooftop units, fan housings, coil fins, and membrane seams. Crews should document impacts with date-stamped photos and separate wind damage from hail impacts during the initial walk-through.

For vehicle claims, the highest concentration of dents often tracks with the open-parking areas inside the warning area. Check fleet lots, dealership inventory, and exposed residential driveways before temperatures and lighting conditions change the visible dent pattern.

StormSnipe’s Strike Map shows the precise hail track for this event across Millersburg.