56
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.1M
Property damage
Hail in Fountain County, Indiana: 56 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #2,108 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Fountain County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Fountain County is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 56 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 Fountain County archive, hail makes up 23.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,108 for this hazard and #63 within Indiana, putting it in the 31.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Fountain County with 22 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | VEEDERSBURG | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | STERLING | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | COVINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | FOUNTAIN | 3 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | COVINGTON | 2.25 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | RANGE RD | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 26, 2017 | MELLOTT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2017 | COVINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 20, 2017 | ATTICA RILEY FLD ARP | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 20, 2017 | ATTICA | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fountain County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Lightning critically injured a woman at a bus stop on Indianapolis' northwest side. Mary Cooke, age 63, was knocked unconscious after being struck. She died August 16th from cardiac arrest and heart damage that were the result of the lightning strike. (F63O)
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Fountain County, Indiana?
56 hail events are recorded in Fountain County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Fountain County?
The strongest hail on record in Fountain County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Fountain 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 Fountain County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/fountain-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.