Hail and tornadoes in Whitley County, IN

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Whitley County, IN on 22 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Jun 13, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 4 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

2+ in

Mon, Jun 13, 2022

Largest reported

1.75 in

Wed, Jun 18, 2025

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 Mon, Jun 13, 2022 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, Jun 13, 2022: radar-estimated hail around Whitley County, IN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 42 hail reports in Whitley County, IN on 22 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.25 in, near Columbia City, on Fri, May 9, 2003.

By decade: 2000s: 20 · 2010s: 15 · 2020s: 7

Tornadoes since 1950

6 tornadoes have touched Whitley County, IN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Tue, Jul 1, 2014 · EF1 · 0.45 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Collamer
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 · EF1 · 2.19 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Columbia City Airport
Sun, Mar 8, 2009 · EF1 · 0.23 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Columbia City
Sat, Jul 29, 2023 · EF0 · 0.6 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Collins
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 · EF0 · 1.62 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Luther

Most recent

Sat, Jul 29, 2023 · EF0 · 0.6 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Collins
Tue, Jul 1, 2014 · EF1 · 0.45 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Collamer
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 · EF1 · 2.19 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Columbia City Airport
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 · EF0 · 1.62 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Luther
Sun, Mar 8, 2009 · EF1 · 0.23 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Columbia City
Tue, Jul 8, 2008 · EF0 · 0.17 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Coesse

By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 1

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

Every hail day since January 2021

Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (1 ENE Peabody, IN)
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 26, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (South Whitley, IN)
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 W Dunfee, IN)
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 20, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Columbia City, IN)
Sat, Jul 23, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 7, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 20, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.