Hail in Clark County, Indiana

Hail in Clark County, Indiana: 121 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,192 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Clark County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 121 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 Clark County archive, hail makes up 25.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,192 for this hazard and #14 within Indiana, putting it in the 61.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Clark County with 29 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 217
• Flash Flood 76

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

121 hail events are recorded in Clark County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Clark County?

The strongest hail on record in Clark County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Clark 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.