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Hail Fort Wayne, IN

Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Fort Wayne. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Fort Wayne has collected 30 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 1.50 inches and fell at 3 WSW Woodburn. Hail reports are drawn from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters, and the count covers a 25 miles radius around the city. This is the same radius used for the city's long-term hail averages.

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Every figure on this page covers a 25 mile circle centered on Fort Wayne. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 12.9 hail reports a year, coming on about 4.6 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 4.25 inches, on May 9, 2003.

Hail storms near Fort Wayne in 2026

Hail reports within 25 miles of Fort Wayne in 2026, newest first
DateSizePlaceReported by
Sep 16, 20261.00 inches quarter1 SSE Bear LakeNoble CountyAmateur Radio
Aug 11, 20261.00 inches quarter1 SE BlufftonWells CountyPublic
Aug 11, 20260.50 inches marble1 W BlufftonWells CountyPublic
Aug 11, 20261.00 inches quarter1 SW Rolling HillsAllen CountyPublic
Aug 9, 20260.88 inches nickel1 SW AntwerpPaulding CountyTrained Spotter
Aug 9, 20261.50 inches ping pong ball3 WSW WoodburnAllen CountyTrained Spotter
Apr 22, 20260.25 inches peaWilliamsAllen CountyPublic
Apr 22, 20261.00 inches quarter4 S Leo-CedarvilleAllen CountyPublic
Apr 22, 20260.25 inches pea2 S Fort WayneAllen CountyPublic
Apr 15, 20261.00 inches quarterHicksvilleDefiance CountyTrained Spotter
Apr 4, 20260.70 inches marbleDixonAllen CountyEmergency Mngr
Mar 31, 20260.70 inches marble1 WSW TunkerWhitley CountyTrained Spotter
Mar 31, 20261.00 inches quarter4 SW WallenAllen CountyPublic
Mar 31, 20260.75 inches penny3 NE Fort WayneAllen CountyPublic
Mar 31, 20261.00 inches quarter4 SW WallenAllen CountyPublic
Mar 26, 20261.00 inches quarter3 NNW MajenicaHuntington CountyPublic
Mar 26, 20261.00 inches quarter3 NNW MajenicaHuntington CountyPublic
Mar 26, 20261.00 inches quarter3 NNW MajenicaHuntington CountyPublic
Feb 19, 20261.00 inches quarter2 E OssianWells CountyTrained Spotter
Feb 19, 20261.00 inches quarter2 W OssianWells CountyCocorahs
Feb 19, 20261.00 inches quarter1 N HuntingtonHuntington CountyPublic
Feb 19, 20261.00 inches quarterLeo-CedarvilleAllen CountyPublic
Feb 19, 20261.00 inches quarter2 SSW Leo-CedarvilleAllen CountyPublic
Feb 19, 20261.00 inches quarter3 SW Leo-CedarvilleAllen CountyPublic
Feb 19, 20261.25 inches half dollar2 N WallenAllen CountyPublic
Feb 19, 20261.25 inches half dollar1 NW ArcolaAllen CountyPublic
Feb 19, 20261.00 inches quarter2 WNW CoesseWhitley CountyNWS Employee
Feb 19, 20260.75 inches penny3 SW Leo-CedarvilleAllen CountyPublic
Feb 19, 20261.50 inches ping pong ball1 ENE PeabodyWhitley CountyCocorahs
Feb 19, 20261.25 inches half dollar1 S PeabodyWhitley CountyPublic

WeatherTotals compiles National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, mostly from the public and trained spotters. Each report is flagged measured or estimated and lists its source and time.

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Fort Wayne

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Fort Wayne since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
4.25 inchesSoftballColumbia City, Whitley CountyMay 9, 2003
4.25 inchesSoftballColumbia City, Whitley CountyMay 9, 2003
4.00 inchesSoftballTri Lakes, Whitley CountyJun 12, 1998
3.00 inchesTea cupTipton, Paulding CountyJul 26, 2014
3.00 inchesTea cupCorunna, De Kalb CountyMay 7, 2024

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.

Hailstone sizes recorded near Fort Wayne

Hailstone sizes recorded near Fort Wayne
Stone sizeReportsShare
Under 1 inch11944%
1 to under 2 inches14052%
2 inches and larger124%

The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 271 reports within 25 miles of Fort Wayne from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month within 25 miles of Fort Wayne, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.31.41.53.82.71.30.70.50.40.40.0

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.

All Indiana hail reports