Hail and tornadoes in Shelby County, IN
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Shelby County, IN on 28 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Mon, Jul 15, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 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 54 hail reports in Shelby County, IN on 37 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Gwynneville, on Sun, May 22, 2011.
By decade: 1990s: 5 · 2000s: 25 · 2010s: 18 · 2020s: 6
Tornadoes since 1950
13 tornadoes have touched Shelby County, IN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 4.
Strongest
- Tue, Nov 15, 2005 · F3 · 8 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Norristown · 1 injury
- Fri, Mar 31, 2006 · F2 · 10 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Shelbyville · 1 injury
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF1 · 9.47 mi long, 200 yd wide · near London
- Sat, May 21, 2022 · EF1 · 0.23 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Mt Auburn
- Sat, May 21, 2022 · EF1 · 14.6 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mt Auburn
Most recent
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF1 · 9.47 mi long, 200 yd wide · near London
- Tue, May 7, 2024 · EF0 · 0.78 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Middletown
- Sat, May 21, 2022 · EF1 · 0.23 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Mt Auburn
- Sat, May 21, 2022 · EF1 · 14.6 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mt Auburn
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF1 · 0.71 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Waldron
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF1 · 2.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Prescott
- Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF0 · 0.69 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Morristown · 1 injury
- Tue, Jun 3, 2008 · EF1 · 0.57 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Mt Auburn · 1 injury
- Tue, Jun 3, 2008 · EF0 · 2.93 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Waldron
- Fri, Mar 31, 2006 · F2 · 10 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Shelbyville · 1 injury
By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 5 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 6
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Fri, Sep 4, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 7, 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.
- Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 16, 2025
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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 25, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 S Marietta, IN)
- Thu, Jul 27, 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.
- Mon, Jul 17, 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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SSW Marietta, IN)
- Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 N Waldron, IN)
- 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 21, 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.
- Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 8, 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.
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.