Hail and tornadoes in Lawrence County, IN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Lawrence County, IN on 43 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sun, Mar 30, 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.
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 58 hail reports in Lawrence County, IN on 35 days, 6 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Bedford, on Wed, May 25, 2011.
By decade: 2000s: 23 · 2010s: 22 · 2020s: 13
Tornadoes since 1950
14 tornadoes have touched Lawrence County, IN since 1950, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 2.
Strongest
- Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF3 · 6.75 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Erie
- Sun, Mar 8, 2009 · EF3 · 1.06 mi long, 1,408 yd wide · near Fayetteville · 1 injury
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF2 · 0.58 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Bond
- Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · EF1 · 2.87 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Springville
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 0.21 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Mitchell
Most recent
- Wed, Apr 2, 2025 · EF0 · 0.06 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Holtonville
- Sat, Mar 15, 2025 · EF0 · 0.97 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Avoca
- Sat, Mar 15, 2025 · EF0 · 6.24 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Silverville
- Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · EF1 · 2.87 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Springville
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF2 · 0.58 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Bond
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 0.21 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Mitchell
- Sun, Nov 17, 2013 · EF1 · 1.27 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Bedford
- Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF1 · 1.67 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Bond
- Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF3 · 6.75 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Erie
- Sun, Mar 8, 2009 · EF0 · 0.17 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Bedford
By decade: 2000s: 5 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 3
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 26, 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.
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 21, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 SSE Silverville, IN)
- Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 17, 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.
- Wed, Apr 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 ENE Williams, IN)
- Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 SE Bedford, IN)
- Wed, Mar 19, 2025Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 ESE Bedford, IN)
- 2 in (5 NNE Tunnelton, IN)
- 2 in (3 SW Williams, IN)
- Wed, Jul 31, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 26, 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.
- Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 S BARTLETTSVILLE, IN)
- Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2 in (MITCHELL, IN)
- Sat, May 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Nov 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 19, 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.