Hail in Rush County, Indiana

Hail in Rush County, Indiana: 54 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,159 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Rush County is the 2010s, when 14 of the county's 54 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 Rush County archive, hail makes up 19.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,159 for this hazard and #66 within Indiana, putting it in the 30.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Rush County with 13 recorded events, while Jan 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.

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

54 hail events are recorded in Rush County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Rush County?

The strongest hail on record in Rush County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Rush 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.