Hail and tornadoes in Hancock County, IN

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Hancock County, IN on 19 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Sat, Aug 16, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 6 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

Sat, Aug 16, 2025

Largest reported

3.25 in

Fri, Jun 18, 2021

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 Sat, Aug 16, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sat, Aug 16, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Hancock County, IN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 67 hail reports in Hancock County, IN on 40 days, 8 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3.4 in, near New Palestine, on Fri, Jun 18, 2021.

By decade: 2000s: 20 · 2010s: 31 · 2020s: 16

Tornadoes since 1950

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

Strongest

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 · EF1 · 0.29 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Eden
Mon, Feb 27, 2023 · EF1 · 5.24 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Mc Cordsville
Fri, May 30, 2008 · EF1 · 4.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Mc Cordsville
Fri, May 30, 2008 · EF1 · 4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mt Comfort
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 · EF0 · 0.47 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Warrington

Most recent

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 · EF1 · 0.29 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Eden
Mon, Feb 27, 2023 · EF1 · 5.24 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Mc Cordsville
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 · EF0 · 0.47 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Warrington
Fri, May 30, 2008 · EF1 · 4.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Mc Cordsville
Fri, May 30, 2008 · EF1 · 4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mt Comfort
Sun, May 30, 2004 · F0 · 2.5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mt Comfort

By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 2

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

Every hail day since January 2021

Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Sep 4, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (2 N New Palestine, IN)
Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 S Greenfield, IN)
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Greenfield, IN)
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 24, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (1 SSE Mccordsville, IN)
Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 6, 2023
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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 NE MORRISTOWN, IN)
Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 3.25 in (1 E CUMBERLAND, IN)
- 1 in (MCCORDSVILLE, IN)
- 3.25 in (NEW PALESTINE, IN)
Sat, Jun 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.