Hail in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Hail in Indiana County, Pennsylvania: 108 recorded events between 1989 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,350 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Indiana County is the 2010s, when 54 of the county's 108 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 Indiana County archive, hail makes up 17.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,350 for this hazard and #15 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Indiana County with 41 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 412
• Flash Flood 56

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

108 hail events are recorded in Indiana County between 1989 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Indiana County?

The strongest hail on record in Indiana County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Indiana 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.