Hail in Vermillion County, Indiana

Hail in Vermillion County, Indiana: 55 recorded events between 1975 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #2,130 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Vermillion County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 55 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 Vermillion County archive, hail makes up 21.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,130 for this hazard and #65 within Indiana, putting it in the 31.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Vermillion County with 21 recorded events, while Feb 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 112
• Flood 51

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

55 hail events are recorded in Vermillion County between 1975 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Vermillion County?

The strongest hail on record in Vermillion County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Vermillion 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.