HailHistoryHail by county › Indiana

Indiana · 92 counties

Hail history in Indiana

Indiana has 7,592 recorded hail events in the NOAA Storm Events Database since 1950 — 4,641 of them 1″ or larger. The largest on record: 4.5″ (grapefruit) in Fulton County on June 19, 2009.

Recorded events 7,592 since 1950
1″ or larger 4,641 NWS severe threshold
Largest recorded 4.5 grapefruit · Fulton County
Peak month May most recorded events

When it hails in Indiana

67 Jan 127 Feb 897 Mar 1,465 Apr 1,784 May 1,468 Jun 746 Jul 554 Aug 233 Sep 153 Oct 89 Nov 9 Dec

All recorded Indiana events by month, 1950–present · data through April 2026.

Every Indiana county, ranked by recorded hail

Recorded hail events per county · NOAA Storm Events Database · through April 2026
County Events ≥1″ Largest Most recent
Marion County 371 225 3.0″ 2026
Allen County 249 132 3.0″ 2026
Hendricks County 209 123 3.0″ 2026
Hamilton County 187 117 2.75″ 2025
St. Joseph County 182 113 3.5″ 2024
Madison County 148 96 2.75″ 2026
Lake County 145 94 2.75″ 2026
Huntington County 140 80 2.75″ 2026
Morgan County 136 81 2.75″ 2026
Tippecanoe County 130 71 4.0″ 2024
Boone County 129 77 2.75″ 2026
Elkhart County 128 67 2.75″ 2025
Johnson County 126 86 2.75″ 2026
Clark County 121 94 3.0″ 2025
Delaware County 117 82 2.75″ 2026
Monroe County 115 76 2.75″ 2026
Putnam County 114 69 3.0″ 2025
Grant County 112 61 2.25″ 2026
Vigo County 111 67 2.0″ 2025
Kosciusko County 105 47 2.75″ 2026
Dubois County 100 66 4.0″ 2026
Harrison County 100 74 2.75″ 2026
Knox County 99 65 2.5″ 2026
Whitley County 97 53 4.25″ 2026
Gibson County 96 54 4.0″ 2025
Vanderburgh County 94 44 2.75″ 2025
LaPorte County 92 63 3.5″ 2026
Montgomery County 92 61 3.0″ 2026
Porter County 90 58 2.0″ 2026
Crawford County 89 63 2.0″ 2025
Miami County 88 38 1.75″ 2026
Wabash County 87 36 1.75″ 2026
Noble County 85 38 3.0″ 2024
Hancock County 84 58 3.4″ 2026
Steuben County 83 42 3.0″ 2024
Wayne County 82 50 2.75″ 2025
Lawrence County 80 53 2.75″ 2026
Posey County 80 47 2.75″ 2025
Adams County 78 34 2.5″ 2025
Wells County 78 42 2.75″ 2026
Howard County 77 35 2.85″ 2026
Ripley County 77 41 4.0″ 2023
Spencer County 75 37 4.25″ 2025
Warrick County 74 47 4.25″ 2025
Fulton County 69 46 4.5″ 2026
Henry County 69 45 4.25″ 2024
Clinton County 68 43 4.0″ 2024
Starke County 68 43 3.0″ 2025
Cass County 67 37 2.75″ 2026
Jackson County 67 46 2.0″ 2025
Bartholomew County 66 47 2.0″ 2026
Decatur County 63 45 4.0″ 2025
Orange County 63 43 3.0″ 2026
Newton County 62 39 2.75″ 2025
White County 62 33 1.75″ 2019
Floyd County 61 40 2.5″ 2025
Randolph County 61 43 2.75″ 2026
Shelby County 61 34 3.0″ 2025
Daviess County 60 41 3.0″ 2026
Benton County 59 37 4.25″ 2026
Greene County 59 39 2.0″ 2026
DeKalb County 58 34 3.5″ 2024
Fountain County 56 40 3.5″ 2026
Owen County 56 40 4.0″ 2026
Vermillion County 55 38 4.5″ 2024
Dearborn County 54 29 2.5″ 2024
Rush County 54 40 2.5″ 2025
Marshall County 52 30 2.75″ 2023
Washington County 52 31 2.75″ 2024
Carroll County 51 28 2.0″ 2026
Parke County 50 34 2.75″ 2026
Pike County 50 28 2.5″ 2025
Pulaski County 50 34 2.5″ 2023
Franklin County 49 24 3.0″ 2023
Jasper County 47 36 1.75″ 2026
Perry County 47 28 2.75″ 2023
Sullivan County 46 32 4.0″ 2026
Blackford County 44 30 4.5″ 2026
Clay County 44 34 2.75″ 2025
Fayette County 43 24 2.5″ 2021
Warren County 43 27 3.0″ 2026
Jennings County 41 28 2.5″ 2025
Brown County 39 31 2.0″ 2025
Jay County 37 29 2.5″ 2026
LaGrange County 37 18 4.25″ 2025
Tipton County 36 21 2.5″ 2026
Jefferson County 35 28 2.75″ 2025
Martin County 33 29 3.0″ 2026
Switzerland County 31 21 3.0″ 2024
Scott County 27 19 2.75″ 2025
Union County 27 12 2.75″ 2019
Ohio County 11 6 3.0″ 2025
Read the record honestly: Storm Events contains what was reported to the National Weather Service. Populated counties report more; rural counties under-report. County-to-county comparisons say as much about reporting as about weather.

Questions about hail in Indiana

How often does it hail in Indiana?

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 7,592 hail events for Indiana since 1950, 4,641 of them 1″ (quarter size) or larger. Recorded frequency varies sharply by county — the table on this page ranks all 92.

What is the largest hail ever recorded in Indiana?

4.5″ (grapefruit), recorded in Fulton County on June 19, 2009. See it at true size on the actual-size hail chart.

When is hail season in Indiana?

Recorded events peak in May. The by-month chart on this page shows the full seasonal shape — and each county page carries its own, since timing shifts across the state.

How do I check hail history for my address in Indiana?

Storm Events records events at the county level, so pick your county below or use the ZIP lookup. For "did it hail on this date" claim questions, the date lookup searches every recorded Indiana event.

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, public domain. Each county page shows the full event timeline, month profile, and storm-report narratives.