Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Knox County, Indiana

97

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$150

Property damage

Hail in Knox County, Indiana: 97 recorded events between 1975 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,466 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Knox County, Indiana: events per decade

Hail in Knox County, Indiana: recorded events per decade
Hail in Knox County, Indiana: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for hail in Knox County is the 2010s, when 41 of the county's 97 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 Knox County archive, hail makes up 17.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,466 for this hazard and #23 within Indiana, putting it in the 52.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

1Jan
1Feb
12Mar
29Apr
25May
12Jun
7Jul
4Aug
1Sep
2Oct
3Nov
0Dec

Apr is the peak month for hail in Knox County with 29 recorded events, while Dec 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 22, 2026BICKNELL2$0
Mar 22, 2026BRUCEVILLE1$0
Mar 4, 2026OAKTOWN1.25$0
May 27, 2024FRITCHTON0.75$0
Mar 31, 2024ST THOMAS1$0
Feb 28, 2024FREELANDVILLE1$0
Aug 7, 2023BICKNELL0.88$0
Aug 7, 2023BRUCEVILLE1$0
Jun 29, 2023PURCELL1.75$0
May 19, 2022FRITCHTON1$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

97 hail events are recorded in Knox County between 1975 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Knox County?

The strongest hail on record in Knox County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Knox 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.

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“Hail in Knox County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/knox-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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