Storm risk in Summit County, Ohio

FEMA rates Summit County Relatively Moderate for natural-hazard risk overall, 279th of 3,144 rated counties. For a roof the three that matter are hail (Relatively High), strong wind (Relatively High) and tornado (Relatively High). NOAA logged 54 hail reports here from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. Planning-level county ratings.

Summit County: FEMA National Risk Index scores for overall risk, hail, strong wind and tornado, each on a scale of 0 to 100Overall riskOverall risk: score 91.2, Relatively Moderate, 279th of 3,144 rated counties91Relatively Moderate, 279th of 3,144HailHail: score 99.2, Relatively High, 27th of 3,126 rated counties99Relatively High, 27th of 3,126Strong windStrong wind: score 97.0, Relatively High, 94th of 3,121 rated counties97Relatively High, 94th of 3,121TornadoTornado: score 91.1, Relatively High, 280th of 3,144 rated counties91Relatively High, 280th of 3,144

Each dot is the county’s score from 0 to 100 against all rated U.S. counties; the bar colour is FEMA’s rating band.

Hazard by hazard

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in OHExpected yearly loss
OverallRelatively Moderate 91.22797 of 88$86,220,261buildings
HailRelatively High 99.2271 of 88$13,110,109buildings
Strong windRelatively High 97.0943 of 88$2,333,622buildings
TornadoRelatively High 91.12808 of 88$7,949,036all exposure

Rank 1 is the highest score. Expected annual loss is a county total in dollars per year, not a figure per home; the overall, hail and wind rows count buildings only, the tornado row all exposure.

Summit County in plain numbers

  • FEMA's overall rating for Summit County is Relatively Moderate, score 91.2 of 100, 279th of 3,144 rated counties.
  • Hail: Relatively High (score 99.2), 27th nationwide and 1st of 88 counties in Ohio.
  • Expected yearly hail loss to buildings: $13,110,109 for the whole county, about $107.67 per $1 million of building value.
  • NRI's hail record averages 4.0 hail events a year in the county.
  • Strong wind: Relatively High (score 97.0), 94th nationwide; expected yearly loss to buildings $2,333,622, about $19.16 per $1 million of building value.
  • Tornado: Relatively High (score 91.1), 280th nationwide; total expected yearly loss $7,949,036.
  • Buildings in the county are valued at 121.8 billion dollars in the index; population 540,333.
  • Social vulnerability is rated Relatively Low and community resilience Very High.
  • NOAA logged 54 hail reports in Summit County from 2014 to June 2026; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 14 days and the largest stone was 2.5 inches.
  • 1 of our cities is in the county: Akron.
  • 34 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas have more than half of their land area in Summit County.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Akron is $6,370 to $14,105.
  • NOAA lists 6 tornado tracks in the county since 2014.

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s storm reports show where inside it the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Summit County

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  • 261 to 1.74 in
  • 61.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 02.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 2.5 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

32 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Cities and ZIP areas in Summit County

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 34 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Akron 44301 (100%), 44305 (100%), 44310 (100%), 44319 (100%), 44320 (100%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Summit County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Summit County Relatively Moderate overall. By peril: hail Relatively High, strong wind Relatively High, tornado Relatively High. The highest-scoring of the three for this county is hail (score 99.2).

How many hail reports has NOAA logged in Summit County?

54 reports between 2014 and June 2026 in NOAA's Storm Events Database. A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is a county total, not a figure per home, and it is built for comparing counties, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties at planning level. It cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

How does Summit County compare with the rest of Ohio?

For hail it ranks 1st of 88 rated counties in the state; for strong wind 3rd of 88; for tornado 8th of 88.

Other Ohio counties

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020). This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s). Planning-level information, not an inspection and not insurance advice.