Hail in Porter County, Indiana

Hail in Porter County, Indiana: 87 recorded events between 1960 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,616 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Porter County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 87 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 Porter County archive, hail makes up 20.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,616 for this hazard and #31 within Indiana, putting it in the 47.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Porter County with 19 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 Porter County, Indiana?

87 hail events are recorded in Porter County between 1960 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Porter County?

The strongest hail on record in Porter County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Porter 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.