Hail in Vigo County, Indiana

Hail in Vigo County, Indiana: 111 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,305 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Vigo County is the 2010s, when 35 of the county's 111 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 Vigo County archive, hail makes up 23.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,305 for this hazard and #19 within Indiana, putting it in the 57.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Vigo County with 23 recorded events, while Dec 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 247
• Flood 45

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

111 hail events are recorded in Vigo County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Vigo County?

The strongest hail on record in Vigo County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Vigo 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.