Hail reports Indiana
No hail has been reported anywhere in Indiana during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Indiana sees 216 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 4.50 inches. That stone fell at Cayuga on May 18, 2000. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.
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NCEI Storm Events data place Indiana at 18 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking
From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 216 hail reports in Indiana a year, across about 27 days.
Largest hailstones on record in Indiana
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | Cayuga, Vermillion County | May 18, 2000 |
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | Hartford City, Blackford County | Apr 9, 2001 |
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | Talma, Fulton County | Jun 19, 2009 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Columbia City, Whitley County | May 9, 2003 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Columbia City, Whitley County | May 9, 2003 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Lagrange, Lagrange County | May 6, 2004 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Rochester, Fulton County | Apr 16, 2006 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Selvin, Warrick County | May 25, 2006 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Dale, Spencer County | May 25, 2006 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Boswell, Benton County | Jun 14, 2010 |
Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 3 | 3 | 31 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 |
Counties in Indiana with the most hail reports
| County | Reports a year |
|---|---|
| Marion | 12.4 |
| Hendricks | 7.0 |
| Hamilton | 6.8 |
| Allen | 5.4 |
| Lake | 4.7 |
| Boone | 4.6 |
| Johnson | 4.4 |
| Huntington | 4.4 |
| Madison | 4.3 |
| Morgan | 4.2 |
Cities in Indiana with hail data
| City | Reports a year | Largest since 1996 |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 34.0 | 3.40 inches Jun 18, 2021 |
| Fort Wayne | 12.9 | 4.25 inches May 9, 2003 |
Hail days in Indiana
| Dates | Top | Where | States | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2026 | 2.00 inches | Edgerton, KS | 4 | 19 |
Indiana counties with hail reports in 2026
- Noble County2 · 1.00 inches
- Union County1 · 2.00 inches
A county earns a spot here as soon as one report in the period is filed.
Recent days with reports in Indiana
National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.