82
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$175K
Property damage
Hail in Wayne County, Indiana: 82 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,675 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Wayne County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Wayne County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 82 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 Wayne County archive, hail makes up 18.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,675 for this hazard and #36 within Indiana, putting it in the 46.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Wayne County with 24 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | RICHMOND | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | CENTERVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | CENTERVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | RICHMOND | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2019 | FOUNTAIN CITY | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2018 | CENTERVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2018 | MILTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2017 | RICHMOND | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2015 | RICHMOND | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2015 | RICHMOND | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Wayne County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An expansive thunderstorm produced hail along a long swath across Wayne County, with the majority of reports coming from the more populated areas of Centerville and Richmond. Hail report sizes ranged from 0.75 inch to 1.75 inch along the swath.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Wayne County, Indiana?
82 hail events are recorded in Wayne County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Wayne County?
The strongest hail on record in Wayne County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Wayne 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 Wayne County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/wayne-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.