Hail and tornadoes in Lake County, IN
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Lake County, IN on 39 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Mar 10, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 11 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 125 hail reports in Lake County, IN on 73 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Calumet City, on Mon, Jul 13, 2015.
By decade: 1990s: 14 · 2000s: 30 · 2010s: 61 · 2020s: 20
Tornadoes since 1950
35 tornadoes have touched Lake County, IN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 4.
Strongest
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF3 · 3.3 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Range Line
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF2 · 6.6 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Lottaville · 1 injury
- Mon, Jun 30, 2014 · EF2 · 3.2 mi long, 295 yd wide · near Lowell
- Mon, Aug 4, 2008 · EF2 · 2.74 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Griffith
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · EF1 · 0.62 mi long, 225 yd wide · near Munster
Most recent
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · EF1 · 0.62 mi long, 225 yd wide · near Munster
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF3 · 3.3 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Range Line
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF0 · 11.3 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Schneider
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF0 · 4.1 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Creston
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF2 · 6.6 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Lottaville · 1 injury
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF0 · 6 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Kreitzburg
- Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · EF0 · 9.74 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Belshaw
- Wed, Mar 19, 2025 · EF0 · 1.83 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Gary
- Wed, Mar 19, 2025 · EF1 · 0.71 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Black Oak · 1 injury
- Wed, Mar 19, 2025 · EF0 · 0.44 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Black Oak
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 11 · 2020s: 21
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Wed, Aug 12, 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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 S Crown Point, IN)
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 9, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 24, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Highland, IN)
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 26, 2026Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NE Highland, IN)
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SE Hobart, IN)
- Sat, Sep 13, 2025
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Tue, Aug 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 5, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NNE Cedar Lake, IN)
- Mon, May 13, 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)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (2 SE Hobart, IN)
- Thu, May 2, 2024Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 NW Lake Station, IN)
- Thu, Feb 8, 2024Reported in the county
- 1 in (Crown Point, IN)
- Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Merrillville, IN)
- Sun, May 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 26, 2023Reported in the county
- 1 in (ST. JOHN, IN)
- Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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- 1.5 in (3 SW NEW CHICAGO, IN)
- Wed, Sep 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 2, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
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.