Hail and tornadoes in Orange County, IN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Orange County, IN on 39 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Aug 11, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 8 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 50 hail reports in Orange County, IN on 29 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near West Baden Spgs, on Sun, Jun 25, 2023.
By decade: 2000s: 16 · 2010s: 18 · 2020s: 16
Tornadoes since 1950
15 tornadoes have touched Orange County, IN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF2 · 4.3 mi long, 230 yd wide · near Orleans Airport
- Tue, Apr 19, 2011 · EF2 · 1.04 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Roland
- Sat, Mar 15, 2025 · EF1 · 11.02 mi long, 50 yd wide · near West Baden Spgs
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023 · EF1 · 0.98 mi long, 40 yd wide · near French Lick
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023 · EF1 · 1 mi long, 110 yd wide · near Paoli
Most recent
- Sat, Mar 15, 2025 · EF1 · 11.02 mi long, 50 yd wide · near West Baden Spgs
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023 · EF1 · 1 mi long, 110 yd wide · near Paoli
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023 · EF0 · 0.56 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Paoli
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023 · EF1 · 8.74 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Braxton
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023 · EF1 · 0.98 mi long, 40 yd wide · near French Lick
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023 · EF1 · 11.4 mi long, 200 yd wide · near French Lick Muni Arp
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Leipsic · 1 injury
- Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · EF0 · 0.37 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Prospect
- Mon, Nov 14, 2011 · EF1 · 2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Paoli
- Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF1 · 0.32 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Leipsic
By decade: 2010s: 9 · 2020s: 6
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: 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (2 ENE Chambersburg, IN)
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 5, 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.
- Thu, Jun 25, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 16, 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 (3 SE Chambersburg, IN)
- 1.5 in (Valeene, IN)
- 1.5 in (Valeene, IN)
- Wed, Apr 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 ESE Chambersburg, IN)
- Wed, Mar 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Tue, Aug 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SE Greenbrier, IN)
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 ESE Chambersburg, IN)
- Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023
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: 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 NW Syria, IN)
- 3 in (West Baden Springs, IN)
- 2.75 in (French Lick, 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, 2023Reported in the county
- 1 in (ORLEANS, IN)
- Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 16, 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.
- Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (VALEENE, IN)
- Sat, May 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Oct 15, 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 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.