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Storm events on record through 30 Jun 2026

Hail events in St. Joseph County, Indiana The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 182 hail events on record for St. Joseph County, Indiana, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 25 Jun 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 44 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Jun 25 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SE of NUTWOOD. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Jul 20 2023

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At MISHAWAKA. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile W of GLENWOOD. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At MISHAWAKA. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At MISHAWAKA. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NE of SOUTH BEND. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of SOUTH BEND. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At MISHAWAKA. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of SOUTH BEND. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile SSE of MAPLE LANE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Mar 31 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of WALKERTON. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ENE of NUTWOOD. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile N of LAKEVILLE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NE of LAKEVILLE. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of WALKERTON. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Jun 13 2022

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SE of GRANGER

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles SW of GRANGER

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles SW of GRANGER

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles E of GRANGER

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile SE of GRANGER

Aug 6 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of SOUTH BEND

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of SOUTH BEND

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NE of SOUTH BEND

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of MAPLE LANE

Jun 25 2019

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles NW of GILMER PARK

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for St. Joseph County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	6
1970s	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	9
1980s	6	0	0	3	0	2	3	1	3	4	22
1990s	3	1	2	0	9	0	10	3	4	9	41
2000s	5	2	0	10	5	0	5	0	10	1	38
2010s	1	1	0	3	10	7	0	11	0	9	42
2020s	0	4	5	14	1	0	0 (part of the year)				24

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb8 events
Mar13 events
Apr25 events
May13 events
Jun55 events
Jul43 events
Aug15 events
Sep7 events
Oct3 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for St. Joseph County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	69
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	77
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	33
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: St. Joseph County beside the total of the counties of Indiana and of the United States
Measure	St. Joseph	All counties of Indiana	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	182	7,617	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	39.8	21.3	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	6.7	11.2	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for St. Joseph County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
25 Jun 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2019	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
14 Mar 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
3 Aug 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
24 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
24 Feb 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
8 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
8 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
30 Jun 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
21 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
21 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2013	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2013	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
3 Sep 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 Apr 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
2 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
2 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$1.3 million	0	0	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
21 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
25 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
16 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
16 Feb 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
9 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
9 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
9 Aug 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
13 Jul 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
30 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2003	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2003	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2003	Hail	3.25 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
9 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
20 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
22 Aug 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
4 Jul 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
20 Apr 2000	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
20 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
20 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
20 Apr 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
20 Apr 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
13 Oct 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
24 Aug 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
21 Jul 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
29 Jun 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
16 Aug 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
5 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 1996	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
16 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
16 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
9 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
9 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
26 Sep 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
26 Sep 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
26 Sep 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	0	County
17 Jun 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
13 Jun 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
14 Jun 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
14 Jun 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
27 Mar 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1990	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
11 Jul 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
9 Jul 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
17 Mar 1989	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
14 Mar 1989	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
16 Oct 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
16 Oct 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
3 Apr 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
26 Sep 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
26 Sep 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
25 Apr 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
24 Aug 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
31 Jul 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
31 Jul 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
29 Jul 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
22 Sep 1980	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
13 May 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
12 May 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
5 Aug 1979	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
5 Apr 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
26 Jul 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
20 Mar 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
14 Jun 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
31 Mar 1973	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
28 Jun 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jun 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
11 Apr 1965	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
21 Jun 1964	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
21 Jun 1964	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
22 Apr 1963	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
17 Apr 1963	Hail	3.50 in	none	0	0	County
6 May 1961	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Northern Indiana (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for St. Joseph County, Indiana". https://countyhazards.com/county/in/st-joseph/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for St. Joseph County?: June has 55 of the 182 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Indiana?: NCEI has 7,627 hail events on record for Indiana from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does St. Joseph County compare with the other counties of Indiana?: The counties of Indiana have 21.3 hail events for each 100 square miles. St. Joseph County has 39.8.
How large is the hail on record for St. Joseph County?: 36 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.