Hail and tornadoes in Vanderburgh County, IN

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Vanderburgh County, IN on 27 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Wed, Aug 12, 2026. 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 January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1.5+ in

Wed, Aug 12, 2026

Largest reported

2.930000066757202 in

Tue, May 14, 2024

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 Wed, Aug 12, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Wed, Aug 12, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Vanderburgh County, IN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 58 hail reports in Vanderburgh County, IN on 44 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near St Wendells, on Fri, Apr 22, 2005.

By decade: 2000s: 23 · 2010s: 27 · 2020s: 8

Tornadoes since 1950

17 tornadoes have touched Vanderburgh County, IN since 1950, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 20 and injured 200.

Strongest

Sun, Nov 6, 2005 · F3 · 5 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Evansville · 20 deaths, 200 injuries
Sun, Nov 6, 2005 · F3 · 4.2 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Cypress
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF2 · 12.51 mi long, 250 yd wide · near St Wendells
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF2 · 11.88 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Martin
Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF2 · 2.33 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Nisbet

Most recent

Tue, Jul 30, 2024 · EF1 · 3.69 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Erskin
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 2.05 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Elliott
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 6.26 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Stacer
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF2 · 12.51 mi long, 250 yd wide · near St Wendells
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF2 · 11.88 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Martin
Fri, Mar 3, 2023 · EF0 · 2.14 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Inglefield
Fri, Mar 3, 2023 · EF1 · 2.76 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Kasson
Wed, Mar 30, 2022 · EF1 · 1.01 mi long, 75 yd wide · near St Wendells
Wed, Jul 15, 2020 · EF1 · 1.95 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Belknap
Tue, Apr 26, 2016 · EF1 · 7.47 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Kasson

By decade: 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 9

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 NNW Melody Hill, IN)
Sun, Jul 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 25, 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 (4 NE Melody Hill, IN)
Tue, Aug 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 NNE Melody Hill, IN)
Tue, Jul 30, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 14, 2024
Reported in the county
- 2.930000066757202 in (Evansville, IN)
Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 1, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 E Darmstadt, IN)
Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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 14, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jan 11, 2023
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (2 NE DARMSTADT, IN)
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 19, 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.
Thu, Mar 25, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1 in (DARMSTADT, 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.