Hail in Noble County, Indiana

Hail in Noble County, Indiana: 85 recorded events between 1967 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,646 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Noble County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 85 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 Noble County archive, hail makes up 28.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,646 for this hazard and #33 within Indiana, putting it in the 47.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Noble County with 29 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.

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

85 hail events are recorded in Noble County between 1967 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Noble County?

The strongest hail on record in Noble County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Noble 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.