Evansville hail storm history
Vanderburgh County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Vanderburgh County has recorded no hail events of 1 inch or larger over the past 10 years, according to NOAA Storm Events data. Evansville's location in southwest Indiana near the confluence of the Ohio and Wabash rivers places it in a region where warm, moist air masses from the Gulf support atmospheric conditions favorable for hail formation.
Hail risk in Evansville peaks during April, May, and June, when warm Gulf moisture and spring atmospheric instability combine to generate severe thunderstorms. Secondary risk periods occur in March and July. The area's southern Indiana location and direct access to Gulf moisture support higher convective activity than northern parts of the state during these months.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 68 recorded events, 9 (13%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
Penny size hail was measured in far southern Posey County, associated with a supercell which produce…
Hail to the size of nickels fell near Newburgh.
Hail up to the size of quarters fell just south of Boonville.
Hail ranging in size from nickels to quarters just north and northeast of the Evansville Regional Ai…
Quarter size hail fell 2 miles south of Stendal.
Penny size hail occurred at the Toyota Manufacturing Plant north of Fort Branch.
Quarter size hail occurred on the south side of Poseyville.
Hail estimated at dime to nickel size fell on the southeast side of Evansville.
Quarter-size hail fell east of Darnstadt as a N-S line of storms moved eastward.
Hail was at least an inch in diameter.
Hail ranged from ping pong ball size to golf ball size.
Quarter to golf-ball size hail fell just southwest of Oakland City.
At the North Posey High School just southwest of Poseyville, baseball size hail damaged cars. Near W…
Accumulating hail ranged from mostly pea to dime size, but some quarter-size hail was mixed in. The …
Quarter-size hail was reported on the northwest side of Evansville.
A swath of very large hail crossed most of the city of Evansville. Hail the size of hen eggs fell ne…
Quarter-size hail fell for about two minutes.
Pea to penny-size hail occurred near Skylane Airport. Dime to nickel-size hail fell on the north sid…
Hail slightly larger than golf balls fell at McCutchanville. The hail size was estimated from a phot…
Dime-size hail was reported in and just southeast of Evansville. Small branches less than an inch in…
Vanderburgh County has lower reporting density in the NOAA Storm Events Database compared to metropolitan areas, which means the absence of recorded 1-inch hail events does not necessarily reflect zero hail exposure. Actual hail occurrence in Evansville may be underrepresented in the official record due to geographic coverage gaps typical of rural and less-densely-populated regions. Current-year data is excluded from the annual frequency table until October, when NOAA's Storm Events Database has processed the full hail season accounting for the standard 75-day reporting lag.
NOAA Storm Events Database source