Hail in Parke County, Indiana

Hail in Parke County, Indiana: 50 recorded events between 1976 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,240 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Parke County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 50 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 Parke County archive, hail makes up 18.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,240 for this hazard and #71 within Indiana, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Parke County with 16 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 133
• Flood 46

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

50 hail events are recorded in Parke County between 1976 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Parke County?

The strongest hail on record in Parke County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Parke 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.