Hail and tornadoes in Monroe County, IN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Monroe County, IN on 29 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Fri, May 16, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 9 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 93 hail reports in Monroe County, IN on 48 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Unionville, on Wed, Apr 8, 2015.
By decade: 2000s: 35 · 2010s: 36 · 2020s: 22
Tornadoes since 1950
11 tornadoes have touched Monroe County, IN since 1950, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · EF3 · 15.44 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Stinesville · 1 injury
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF3 · 3.5 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Stinesville
- Thu, Feb 19, 2026 · EF2 · 3.73 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Mnroe Co Airport B
- Fri, May 16, 2025 · EF2 · 35.27 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Elwren
- Sat, Jun 15, 2019 · EF2 · 3.68 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Ellettsville
Most recent
- Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · EF3 · 15.44 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Stinesville · 1 injury
- Thu, Feb 19, 2026 · EF2 · 3.73 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Mnroe Co Airport B
- Fri, May 16, 2025 · EF2 · 35.27 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Elwren
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF0 · 0.11 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Diamond
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023 · EF1 · 4.45 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Stanford
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF3 · 3.5 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Stinesville
- Sat, Jun 15, 2019 · EF2 · 3.68 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Ellettsville
- Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF1 · 0.99 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Kirby
- Wed, Aug 4, 2004 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Bloomington
- Sun, May 30, 2004 · F0 · 7 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Bloomington
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 6
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Wed, Aug 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- 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)
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.
- Fri, May 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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 (Indiana University, IN)
- 1 in (1 W Indiana University, IN)
- 1 in (1 SE Bloomington, IN)
- 1.25 in (3 NW Smithville, IN)
- 1 in (4 S Whitehall, IN)
- Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (1 SE Bloomington, IN)
- 1.25 in (Woodville Hills, IN)
- 1.25 in (Woodville Hills, IN)
- Sun, Jul 20, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (2 NW Whitehall, IN)
- Sun, Mar 30, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 W Ellettsville, IN)
- Tue, Apr 2, 2024Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (2 SE Bloomington, IN)
- Sat, Aug 12, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 S Whitehall, IN)
- Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 2.5 in (2 S Ellettsville, IN)
- Wed, May 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 14, 2022Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 SSE STINESVILLE, IN)
- Thu, Aug 26, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (LAKE LEMON, IN)
- 1.75 in (1 SSW GOSPORT, IN)
- Thu, Mar 25, 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.