Hail in Starke County, Indiana

Hail in Starke County, Indiana: 68 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,896 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Starke County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 68 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 Starke County archive, hail makes up 31.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,896 for this hazard and #47 within Indiana, putting it in the 39.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Starke County with 14 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 Starke County, Indiana?

68 hail events are recorded in Starke County between 1973 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Starke County?

The strongest hail on record in Starke County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Starke 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.