Indiana Storm Data: Hail & Wind History Since 2010
Deduplicated storm activity for Indiana, fused from NWS warnings, storm reports, official records, and FEMA declarations.
Latest Indiana hail and wind storms
- Last reported hail in Indiana (0.75 in.+, screening): September 20, 2026 — 2.00 in. reported at Liberty (Union County), NWS Local Storm Report.
- 2026 so far in Indiana: 8 hail days and 58 wind days statewide (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust | City pages hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2026 | — | 52 mph measured | Hammond, Gary |
| September 24, 2026 | — | 58 mph measured | — |
| September 20, 2026 | 2.00 in. reported | — | — |
| September 16, 2026 | — | 58 mph measured | — |
| September 15, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | 83 mph reported | Fort Wayne |
| September 3, 2026 | — | 58 mph measured | — |
| August 26, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | 53 mph measured | — |
| August 17, 2026 | — | 61 mph measured | — |
| August 16, 2026 | — | 61 mph reported | Indianapolis, Greenwood |
| August 14, 2026 | — | 60 mph reported | — |
Cities hit this week
City pages with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds (hail 0.75 in.+, wind 45 mph+) within 25 miles in the last 7 days, freshest first.
- Gary hail & wind — Oct 16, 2026 · 52 mph gust measured
- Hammond hail & wind — Oct 16, 2026 · 52 mph gust measured
Indiana storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 7,127 deduplicated storm events (wind, hail, tornado, and flood; NWS warning products included) in Indiana in the 12 months ending October 21, 2026.
- Storm activity touched 92 of 92 Indiana counties over that period.
- The most impacted county in Indiana was Lake, with 171 events.
- The busiest day by event count in Indiana was August 11, 2026, with 365 events.
Indiana storm activity at a glance (last 12 months)
StormAuditor's consolidated public record currently shows 7,127 storm events impacting 92 of Indiana's 92 counties in the trailing 12 months: 2,943 wind events, 2,073 hail events, 415 tornado events, 1,696 flood events. Every count includes NWS warnings as well as observed reports, so tornado events mean tornado warnings and reports, not confirmed tornadoes.
Events are fused from National Weather Service warnings and Special Weather Statements, observed Local Storm Reports, official NCEI storm records, and FEMA disaster declarations, then consolidated into a single event table under the published methodology.
Wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, so these counts measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year. State totals also count NWS Special Weather Statements (radar-indicated hail or gusts below warning level); city pages leave those out.
Busiest days in Indiana by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- August 11, 2026 — 365 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- April 27, 2026 — 357 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- June 11, 2026 — 290 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- August 12, 2026 — 251 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- March 15, 2026 — 231 events incl. warnings (hail, tornado, wind)
Most impacted counties
Events of every type for each county — wind, hail, tornado and flood, NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements included. City pages count wind and hail events only, so a county number on a city page is never higher than the number here.
- Lake — 171 events
- Marion — 154 events
- LaPorte — 127 events
- Knox — 122 events
- Delaware — 120 events
- Grant — 109 events
- Porter — 107 events
- Allen — 105 events
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report anywhere in Indiana showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The "City pages hit" column and each city's last reported hail apply the same rule within 25 miles of the city. The statewide columns count reports inside Indiana only. City pages count reports within 25 miles of each city, which can reach into a neighboring state; those values name the other state, so a border city's value for a day can be higher than the Indiana value.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count the Indiana storm log: NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements (a lower-level NWS alert), storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts, NCEI entries and FEMA disaster declarations, for each county affected, floods included. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for each type (wind, hail, tornado, flood). A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements count once per county per day, and NCEI entries and FEMA declarations once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. The most impacted counties list uses this count. City pages count only wind and hail within 25 miles and leave out floods and Special Weather Statements, so city counts do not add up to the state total, and a city page's county count is a wind-and-hail count that is never higher than the same county's number here.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) in Indiana from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
Indiana hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 20, 2025. Storms from October 21, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 12,856 NCEI Storm Events entries in Indiana for this period, on 787 separate storm days. Wind is the more common entry — 8,686 thunderstorm wind reports to 3,440 hail reports.
Storm days ranged from 40 in 2020 to 73 in 2011. Across 2022–2024, Indiana averaged 46 storm days a year, below the 15-year average of 50.
The largest hail in these records for Indiana was 4.25 in. (larger than grapefruit size), reported in 2010 and 2011 — most recently on May 25, 2011 in Henry County. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 15 different years of this record, the latest being 2025 through Oct. 20. Measured thunderstorm gusts topped out at 100 mph (Tippecanoe County, June 22, 2016). NCEI also lists 730 tornado entries in Indiana — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
Hail peaks in May (22% of all hail reports); thunderstorm wind peaks in June. December through February accounts for 35 storm days.
- Average: 50 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- May and June: 41% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 526 in 2023
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in every full year, 2010–2024
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 108 | 550 | 31 | 52 | 4.25 in. | 90 mph |
| 2011 | 474 | 653 | 85 | 73 | 4.25 in. | 96 mph |
| 2012 | 454 | 491 | 21 | 52 | 4.00 in. | 91 mph |
| 2013 | 153 | 449 | 53 | 47 | 2.00 in. | 81 mph |
| 2014 | 206 | 350 | 35 | 46 | 2.75 in. | 79 mph |
| 2015 | 187 | 383 | 24 | 47 | 2.75 in. | 81 mph |
| 2016 | 163 | 356 | 43 | 48 | 3.00 in. | 100 mph |
| 2017 | 249 | 336 | 37 | 57 | 2.00 in. | 96 mph |
| 2018 | 103 | 324 | 16 | 47 | 2.75 in. | 81 mph |
| 2019 | 149 | 510 | 32 | 57 | 4.00 in. | 76 mph |
| 2020 | 107 | 513 | 17 | 40 | 1.75 in. | 86 mph |
| 2021 | 152 | 756 | 42 | 42 | 3.40 in. | 72 mph |
| 2022 | 132 | 960 | 32 | 41 | 2.75 in. | 81 mph |
| 2023 | 526 | 932 | 130 | 46 | 4.00 in. | 81 mph |
| 2024 | 149 | 426 | 73 | 51 | 3.50 in. | 78 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 20 | 128 | 697 | 59 | 41 | 4.00 in. | 84 mph |
Counties with the most NCEI storm reports, 2010–Oct. 2025
| County | All entries | Hail | Thunderstorm wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | 444 | 189 | 249 |
| Allen County | 430 | 107 | 313 |
| St. Joseph County | 413 | 89 | 314 |
| Lake County | 386 | 85 | 272 |
| Elkhart County | 309 | 75 | 226 |
| Kosciusko County | 289 | 37 | 239 |
| Knox County | 257 | 59 | 192 |
| Hendricks County | 251 | 115 | 128 |
| Dubois County | 247 | 36 | 191 |
| Huntington County | 246 | 71 | 170 |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/in.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Indiana storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
What is the largest hail reported in Indiana, 2010–Oct. 2025?
4.25 in., larger than grapefruit size, reported in 2010 and 2011; most recently on May 25, 2011 in Henry County, per NCEI. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 15 years of this record in all, most recently 2023, 2024 and 2025 through Oct. 20.
What was Indiana's most active storm year, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2011, with 73 storm days (474 hail reports, 653 thunderstorm wind reports, 85 tornado entries). The 15-year average is 50 storm days.
How often does Indiana get hail?
NCEI's records average 221 hail reports a year here over 2010–2024, alongside 533 thunderstorm wind reports. Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported in every one of those years.
When is hail season in Indiana?
May has the most hail reports (761, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by June (661) and March (649).
How strong were measured thunderstorm winds in Indiana, 2010–Oct. 2025?
100 mph, measured on June 22, 2016 in Tippecanoe County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
Storm professionals: restoration and exterior contractors, public adjusters, and crews and teams on one Organization plan work from this same public record — see StormAuditor for professionals.
Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Download the Indiana dataset (free)
The full consolidated Indiana event list for the trailing 12 months — dates, counties, hazard types, severities, measured gusts and hail sizes, with coordinates; source records deduplicated, and each NWS warning product listed per affected county — downloads free and stays current with the live record: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/in.json. Free to reuse under the data license; the JSON file carries a field dictionary and provenance notes.
Research a specific Indiana address
Statewide counts tell you where activity concentrated; they do not tell you what happened at one property. For an individual address:
- Run the Free Report Snapshot — an instant YES/NO against StormAuditor's screening thresholds (wind ≥ 45 mph, hail ≥ 0.75 in., deliberately below the official NWS severe criteria).
- Use the Address Lookup for warnings, storm reports, and station observations at the address.
- Buy a full Weather Report for $2.99 covering every qualifying storm date at the address.
Browse day-by-day activity on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher) or compare states on the Storm Data hub.
All values are derived from public NOAA and NWS data under StormAuditor's published methodology (see Limitations). Data last refreshed October 21, 2026.
See where recent storms tracked on the statewide Indiana hail map and wind map (the Hail and Wind Explorers, included with Pro+ and Organization plans), or check the county impact heatmap (free with an account).
Indiana cities A–Z: last reported hail
- Bloomington hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Columbus hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Evansville hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Fort Wayne hail & wind history — last hail September 15, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Gary hail & wind history — last hail July 27, 2026 (1.75 in. reported in Illinois)
- Greenwood hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Hammond hail & wind history — last hail July 27, 2026 (1.75 in. reported in Illinois)
- Indianapolis hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Lafayette hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Seymour hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- South Bend hail & wind history — last hail August 11, 2026 (1.50 in. reported in Michigan)
- Terre Haute hail & wind history — last hail August 11, 2026 (1.50 in. reported)
- Vincennes hail & wind history — last hail June 21, 2026 (1.00 in. reported in Illinois)
Neighboring states: Illinois storm data · Kentucky storm data · Michigan storm data · Ohio storm data
Guides for reading this data
Storm-day records in Indiana
The newest storm-date pages for Indiana cities: a report or station gust within 25 miles of the city met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
- Fort Wayne, IN — September 15, 2026 (hail 1.00 in., gusts 83 mph)
- Gary, IN — August 11, 2026 (gusts 110 mph)
- Hammond, IN — August 11, 2026 (gusts 110 mph)
- Gary, IN — July 27, 2026 (hail 1.75 in., gusts 74 mph)
- South Bend, IN — June 16, 2026 (hail 2.00 in.)
- Gary, IN — June 11, 2026 (gusts 85 mph)
- Hammond, IN — June 11, 2026 (gusts 85 mph)
- Hammond, IN — June 10, 2026 (gusts 78 mph)
- Hammond, IN — March 10, 2026 (hail 2.00 in.)
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