Hail and tornadoes in Hamilton County, IN

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Hamilton County, IN on 30 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Fri, Jun 18, 2021. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 7 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1.5+ in

Fri, Jun 18, 2021

Largest reported

2.5 in

Sun, Jun 25, 2023

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Fri, Jun 18, 2021 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Fri, Jun 18, 2021: radar-estimated hail around Hamilton County, IN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 150 hail reports in Hamilton County, IN on 55 days, 7 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Indianapolis Metro A, on Tue, Jun 2, 2009.

By decade: 2000s: 60 · 2010s: 54 · 2020s: 36

Tornadoes since 1950

8 tornadoes have touched Hamilton County, IN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Wed, Apr 11, 2007 · EF2 · 4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Arcadia
Wed, Apr 2, 2025 · EF1 · 6.6 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Home Place
Mon, Aug 15, 2016 · EF1 · 0.42 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Boxley
Wed, Dec 23, 2015 · EF1 · 0.7 mi long, 140 yd wide · near Noblesville
Sun, Nov 17, 2013 · EF1 · 1.22 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Atlanta

Most recent

Wed, Apr 2, 2025 · EF1 · 6.6 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Home Place
Mon, Jul 29, 2024 · EF0 · 0.48 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Walnut Grove
Mon, Aug 15, 2016 · EF1 · 0.42 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Boxley
Wed, Dec 23, 2015 · EF1 · 0.7 mi long, 140 yd wide · near Noblesville
Sun, Nov 17, 2013 · EF1 · 1.22 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Atlanta
Wed, Apr 11, 2007 · EF2 · 4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Arcadia
Sun, May 30, 2004 · F0 · 0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Atlanta
Fri, Sep 26, 2003 · F1 · 2.2 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Arcadia

By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 2

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Wed, Aug 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 W Westfield, IN)
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 1, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (1 S Westfield, IN)
- 1.5 in (4 SW Lapel, IN)
Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (1 SW Westfield, IN)
- 1.25 in (Arcadia, IN)
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 NE Cicero, IN)
- 2.5 in (Sheridan, IN)
- 2.5 in (3 NNW Sheridan, IN)
Sat, May 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 19, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 20, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 ESE ZIONSVILLE, IN)
Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (2 NE NORA, IN)
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 WNW CARMEL, IN)
- 1 in (4 SW WESTFIELD, IN)

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.