In Summit County, NOAA's records hold more reports of wind damage than of hail, and either can tear or crack siding. For an insurance claim, a contractor who has handled claims can write the scope the adjuster works from.
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Wind damage shows up far more often than hail in the storm records for Summit County. From 2016 through 2025 NOAA's Storm Events Database logged 131 reports of thunderstorm wind damage there, against 35 hail reports, 25 of them an inch or larger. The largest hail on record in that decade was 2.5 inches, about the size of a tennis ball, reported near Akron on March 28, 2020. The most recent severe hail in the record was 1.25 inches near Tallmadge on June 17, 2024.
Reports peak in August, and 72 percent fall between May and August. Strong gusts work at the edges of siding: corners, the top course, anywhere a panel was not locked in. A missing panel lets water into the wall, so photograph damage early for the insurer.
| Year | Hail reports | Largest hail (inches) | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0.88 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0.75 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1.75 | 18 | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2.50 | 17 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0.75 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1.25 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 |
Counts here are reports, not storms: one line of thunderstorms can be reported many times over. Spotters are denser where people are, and wind speeds are usually judged from damage. Use the table to see which years were busy and what kind of weather dominates.
A struck panel, a length of loose trim or a dropped course is ordinary repair work, settled without an insurer.
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