Hail in Spencer County, Indiana

Hail in Spencer County, Indiana: 75 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #1,779 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Spencer County is the 2000s, when 37 of the county's 75 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 Spencer County archive, hail makes up 22.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,779 for this hazard and #43 within Indiana, putting it in the 42.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Spencer County with 20 recorded events, while Oct 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 Spencer County, Indiana?

75 hail events are recorded in Spencer County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Spencer County?

The strongest hail on record in Spencer County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Spencer 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.