Hail in Indiana — where it hits, county by county
Hail is a fact of life on Indiana ground — 490 National Weather Service hail reports in the last 5 years, led by Marion County, peaking around March. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Indiana →Top hail counties in Indiana (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | 87 | 17.4 | Jun | 3% |
| Allen | 71 | 14.2 | Apr | 9% |
| Monroe | 52 | 10.4 | May | 21% |
| Hendricks | 51 | 10.2 | Jul | 6% |
| Vigo | 50 | 10.0 | Mar | 12% |
| Hamilton | 34 | 6.8 | Jul | 12% |
| Delaware | 32 | 6.4 | Mar | 12% |
| Kosciusko | 31 | 6.2 | Mar | 6% |
| La Porte | 28 | 5.6 | May | 43% |
| Grant | 28 | 5.6 | Mar | 11% |
| Starke | 26 | 5.2 | Aug | 69% |
Key figures — Indiana hail at a glance
- Indiana logged 490 National Weather Service hail reports statewide over the last 5 years (2022–2026).
- Marion County leads Indiana with 87 hail reports over that span — about 17.4 per year.
- Reported hail in Indiana peaks in March.
- Roughly 72 of Indiana's reports involved stones 1.5″ or larger — the size that damages roofs, vehicles, and crops.
Citing these figures? Attribution: AGSIST National Hail Map, https://agsist.com/hail-map/indiana (NWS Local Storm Reports, 2022–2026). Data is available at no charge; a link back keeps it that way.
Indiana hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Indiana?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Indiana are Marion, Allen, Monroe. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Indiana?
Reported hail in Indiana peaks around March, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Indiana's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 490 reports over 5 years.
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