Hail and tornadoes in Owen County, IN

Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Owen County, IN on 36 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Fri, May 16, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 7 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since October 2020

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Fri, May 16, 2025

Largest reported

4 in

Sun, Jun 25, 2023

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.

Radar-estimated hail on Fri, May 16, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Fri, May 16, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Owen County, IN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 52 hail reports in Owen County, IN on 32 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4 in, near Spencer, on Sun, Jun 25, 2023.

By decade: 1990s: 5 · 2000s: 24 · 2010s: 12 · 2020s: 11

Tornadoes since 1950

7 tornadoes have touched Owen County, IN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 2 and injured 2.

Strongest

Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF3 · 2.42 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Spencer · 2 deaths, 2 injuries
Sat, Jun 15, 2019 · EF1 · 8.11 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Freedom
Sun, May 30, 2004 · F1 · 8.4 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Freedom
Sun, Jun 21, 2026 · EF0 · 0.92 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Patricksburg
Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · EF0 · 3.05 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Spencer

Most recent

Sun, Jun 21, 2026 · EF0 · 0.92 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Patricksburg
Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · EF0 · 3.05 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Spencer
Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF3 · 2.42 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Spencer · 2 deaths, 2 injuries
Sat, Jun 15, 2019 · EF1 · 8.11 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Freedom
Tue, Jun 24, 2014 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Quincy
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 · EF0 · 3.02 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Gosport
Sun, May 30, 2004 · F1 · 8.4 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Freedom

By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 3

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since October 2020

Wed, Aug 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 19, 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.
Wed, Jun 17, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Patricksburg, IN)
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 WNW Devore, IN)
Tue, Nov 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 E Mccormicks Creek St, IN)
Wed, Jun 18, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 2.75 in (5 ESE Freedom, IN)
Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Spencer, IN)
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 26, 2023
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.
Sat, Aug 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 23, 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 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 28, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 4 in (Spencer, IN)
Sat, May 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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, Aug 28, 2022
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 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 14, 2022
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, Jul 15, 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)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Mar 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 ESE FREEDOM, IN)

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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.