127
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$31K
Property damage
Hail in Elkhart County, Indiana: 127 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,135 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Elkhart County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Elkhart County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 127 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 Elkhart County archive, hail makes up 22.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,135 for this hazard and #12 within Indiana, putting it in the 63.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Elkhart County with 34 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2025 | WATERFORD MILLS | 0.75 | $500 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | WAKARUSA | 0.88 | $500 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | MILLERSBURG | 1 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | GOSHEN | 1 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | DUNLAP | 1 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | GOSHEN | 1.5 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | ELKHART MIDWAY ARPT | 1 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | ELKHART | 1 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | ELKHART | 1.5 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | JAMESTOWN | 2 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Elkhart County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm became stationary for nearly an hour just southeast of Goshen. Hail ranging from quarter size to tennis ball size was reported from New Paris northwest to 3 miles southeast of Goshen. Reports were receive of vehicle damage, as well as window and siding damage on several residences.
The Great Lakes RV Center had several trailers that were struck by hail up the size of quarters. Many of them had reinforced metal on the sides, which kept damage very limited. However, 3 of the RV's has thinner metal, resulting is damage along the sides where the hail struck.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Elkhart County, Indiana?
127 hail events are recorded in Elkhart County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Elkhart County?
The strongest hail on record in Elkhart County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Elkhart 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Elkhart County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/elkhart-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.