Indiana Hail Map & History
Indiana was hit as recently as 2026-08-26, 19 days ago. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 354 separate hail days in Indiana since 2010, across 2,537 individual storm reports. 64 of those days brought hail 2 inches or larger, and the largest stone on record is 4.25 inches on 2011-05-25 near Straughn, Henry.
Indiana absorbs late-spring and summer hail across Indianapolis and the southern half of the state. Pick a date below to see the NOAA radar swath and reports, or check a specific address.
Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in Indiana. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.
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Indiana averages 21 reported hail days a year across 17 years of NOAA archive, about 4 of them carrying hail 2″ or larger -- the size that routinely totals roofs. Major metros watched here: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend.
When it hails in Indiana
Indiana's busiest hail month is June, with 71 of its 354 hail days on record. March through August holds 314 of them, 89% of the record.
| Month | Hail days since 2010 |
|---|---|
| January | 2 |
| February | 11 |
| March | 36 |
| April | 47 |
| May | 69 |
| June | 71 |
| July | 50 |
| August | 41 |
| September | 12 |
| October | 9 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 2 |
Top Indiana counties by hail frequency
| County | Hail days since 2010 | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | 41 | 3.00″ |
| Lake | 35 | 2.75″ |
| Clark | 35 | 2.00″ |
| Monroe | 28 | 2.75″ |
| Hendricks | 27 | 2.00″ |
| Huntington | 25 | 2.75″ |
Indiana hail history by county
46 Indiana counties have at least 13 NOAA hail days on record since 2010 -- enough archive signal for a page of their own. Ordered by hail days.
Marion County · Clark County · Lake County · Monroe County · Hendricks County · Allen County · Boone County · Huntington County · Morgan County · Knox County · Delaware County · Hamilton County · Madison County · Porter County · Crawford County · Harrison County · St. Joseph County · Vigo County · Gibson County · La Porte County · Dubois County · Hancock County · Grant County · Johnson County · Montgomery County · Elkhart County · Floyd County · Jackson County · Tippecanoe County · Daviess County · Orange County · Vanderburgh County · Wells County · Fountain County · Kosciusko County · Newton County · Randolph County · Rush County · Lawrence County · Ripley County · Steuben County · Brown County · Miami County · Putnam County · Shelby County · Starke County
Recent Indiana hail days
| Date | Max hail | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | 1.00″ | 3 |
| 2026-08-19 | 1.50″ | 2 |
| 2026-08-13 | 1.75″ | 4 |
| 2026-08-12 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-08-11 | 3.00″ | 22 |
| 2026-08-10 | 2.00″ | 11 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1.50″ | 2 |
| 2026-07-27 | 1.25″ | 5 |
How to read the Indiana map
The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail in each ~1 km cell; the dots are individual SPC ground reports. Yellow is around an inch, red is 1.5 to 2″, and purple is 2″ and up -- see how hail size maps to roof damage. Click any spot on the map to see the hail history at that point, or look up a full street address on the hail history by address tool. Today's nationwide activity is on today's hail report.
Nearby states
Louisiana · Kentucky · Pennsylvania · Michigan · New York · West Virginia
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, Indiana only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.