61
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$245K
Property damage
Hail in Shelby County, Indiana: 61 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,020 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Shelby County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Shelby County is the 2000s, when 25 of the county's 61 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 Shelby County archive, hail makes up 17.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,020 for this hazard and #56 within Indiana, putting it in the 34.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Shelby County with 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | CLOVER VLG | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | MT AUBURN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | MT AUBURN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | FOUNTAINTOWN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | MIDDLETOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | SHELBYVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Oct 20, 2016 | SHELBYVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2016 | SHELBYVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | SHELBYVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | CLOVER VLG | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
WTHR13 in Indianapolis reported hail up to the size of golf balls and hail piling up over four inches. Residents mentioned that the hail knocked birds out of the sky, stripped the bark off trees, and took and 18-foot piece of gutter off a house. ||The Shelby county emergency manager reported that the hail from this storm caused damage to approximately 100 homes from Fairland to Fountaintown. Mainly cosmetic damage was observed, with a few roof leaks, siding damage, a few broken windows, and roof damage. He also reported damage to the roof of the Fountaintown Volunteer Fire Department.
The hail from this storm caused damage to approximately 100 homes from Fairland to Fountaintown. Mainly cosmetic damage was observed, with a few roof leaks, siding damage, a few broken windows, and roof damage. One commercial roof was damaged on the west side of Fairland.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Shelby County, Indiana?
61 hail events are recorded in Shelby County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Shelby County?
The strongest hail on record in Shelby County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Shelby 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 Shelby County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/shelby-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.