Hail and tornadoes in Ripley County, IN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Ripley County, IN on 30 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Fri, Jun 18, 2021. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 1 day.
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 51 hail reports in Ripley County, IN on 33 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Friendship, on Wed, Oct 19, 2016.
By decade: 2000s: 17 · 2010s: 31 · 2020s: 3
Tornadoes since 1950
14 tornadoes have touched Ripley County, IN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 3 and injured 7.
Strongest
- Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF3 · 8.69 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Holton · 3 deaths, 5 injuries
- Fri, Jul 30, 2004 · F2 · 2 mi long, 133 yd wide · near Holton · 2 injuries
- Fri, May 16, 2025 · EF1 · 5.64 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Spades
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 4.78 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Lookout
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021 · EF1 · 6.2 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Lookout
Most recent
- Fri, May 16, 2025 · EF1 · 5.64 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Spades
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 4.78 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Lookout
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF0 · 2.2 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Napoleon
- Mon, Mar 7, 2022 · EF0 · 1.28 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Osgood
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021 · EF1 · 6.2 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Lookout
- Wed, Apr 8, 2020 · EF0 · 2.6 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Elrod
- Wed, Apr 8, 2020 · EF0 · 0.18 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Cross Plains
- Wed, Apr 8, 2020 · EF1 · 2.49 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Versailles
- Sat, Oct 7, 2017 · EF0 · 2.86 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Sunman
- Thu, Feb 20, 2014 · EF1 · 0.81 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Napoleon
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 8
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 11, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 18, 2025
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 2, 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.
- Fri, Jul 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 1, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 S SUNMAN, IN)
- Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 5, 2022
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.
- Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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: 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.
- Fri, Jul 16, 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.
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jan 14, 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.