Hail in Posey County, Indiana

Hail in Posey County, Indiana: 80 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,699 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Posey County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 80 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Posey County archive, hail makes up 18.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,699 for this hazard and #37 within Indiana, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Posey County with 22 recorded events, while Nov is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Flood 167
• Thunderstorm Wind 119

How many hail events are on record in Posey County, Indiana?

80 hail events are recorded in Posey County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Posey County?

The strongest hail on record in Posey County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Posey County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.