Hail and tornadoes in Jay County, IN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Jay County, IN on 23 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Tue, Apr 14, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 5 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
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.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 21 hail reports in Jay County, IN on 17 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Redkey, on Fri, Jun 18, 2021.
By decade: 2000s: 8 · 2010s: 8 · 2020s: 5
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Jay County, IN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021 · EF2 · 5.38 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Westchester
- Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · EF2 · 22.6 mi long, 600 yd wide · near Dunkirk
- Sun, Sep 22, 2024 · EF1 · 2.74 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Blaine
- Tue, Apr 19, 2011 · EF1 · 6.91 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Antiville
- Fri, Aug 1, 2003 · F1 · 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Redkey
Most recent
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF0 · 1.14 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Pennville
- Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · EF0 · 3.9 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Redkey
- Sun, Sep 22, 2024 · EF1 · 2.74 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Blaine
- Sun, Sep 22, 2024 · EFU · 0.21 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Blaine
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF0 · 2.44 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Pleasant Ridge
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF0 · 1.54 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Salamonia
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021 · EF2 · 5.38 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Westchester
- Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · EF2 · 22.6 mi long, 600 yd wide · near Dunkirk
- Tue, Apr 19, 2011 · EF1 · 6.91 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Antiville
- Fri, Aug 1, 2003 · F1 · 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Redkey
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 7
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Wed, Sep 16, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 2 in (Bryant, IN)
- 1.5 in (Bryant, IN)
- Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 N Portland, 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.
- Sat, Jul 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 28, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Bryant, IN)
- Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (Center, IN)
- 1.5 in (1 N Fiat, IN)
- Fri, Jul 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (REDKEY, IN)
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.