Mogadore, OH Hail Storm – September 2026

A severe hail-bearing storm tracked through Mogadore, Ohio on September 3, 2026, producing 3.25-inch hail and a long sequence of NWS alerts from late morning into the following afternoon. The system generated 89 National Weather Service alerts and multiple radar-detected hail signatures across the metro area.

What Happened

The storm initiated in the mid-morning hours with an NWS warning at 8:55 AM EDT indicating 1-inch hail. Activity persisted through the day and intensified in the late afternoon. Around 3:30 PM EDT radar returned multiple dual-polarization NEXRAD hail signatures, including detections above 1.5 inches, and the NWS issued successive warning-area updates as the cell progressed eastward through the Mogadore metro.

Spotters at Springfield High School reported quarter-size hail at 3:31 PM EDT, and later observations near 5:40 PM EDT described heavy rain with frequent lightning and pea-sized hail. Between about 3:40 PM EDT and 6:30 PM EDT the alert stream included repeated NWS warning-only reports and several radar-detected hail alerts, indicating a storm that cycled and produced concentrated hail signatures over different parts of the metro.

The alert record shows two distinct phases. The first phase began in mid-morning with isolated warning-area reports. The second and more active phase developed in the late afternoon and continued into the evening and next day, with radar-detected pulses and numerous NWS warning-only reports spanning roughly 3:30 PM EDT to the early morning hours of September 4.

Damage Assessment

Field reports show limited surface impacts in submitted local observations. Spotters at Springfield High School recorded quarter-size hail at 3:31 PM EDT. Additional spotter entries at 5:40 PM EDT described heavy rain, frequent lightning, and pea-sized hail. No local storm reports in the provided feed described structural failures, vehicle glazing damage, or widespread tree loss.

Radar-detected hail signatures during the late afternoon produced several alerts at and above the 1.5- to 2.0-inch range over parts of the metro, indicating larger stones aloft than those reported at the surface near Springfield High School. Those radar detections are concentrated in the late afternoon window when NWS guidance expanded and updated the warning area repeatedly. Inspections in the immediate Springfield High School area are likely to find surface evidence consistent with quarter-size impacts on soft surfaces, vegetation bruising, and isolated cosmetic marks on metal or thin plastics where exposure occurred at the exact time of the report.

No ground-truth reports in the supplied feed document hail damage to roofs, siding, or vehicles. Contractors and adjusters should note the gap between radar-detected large-hail signatures and the spotter reports available for this event. Field verification across the storm track is necessary to determine whether radar-indicated hail sizes produced measurable surface damage in other neighborhoods of the Mogadore metro.

Mogadore, OH Hail Storm – September 2026

NWS WARNING AREAS · 89

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