Indiana hail risk
St. Joseph County has the highest hail risk in Indiana, scoring 94.2 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index. NOAA has recorded 1,456 hail events across Indiana over the past decade.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Joseph County | 94.2 | Relatively High | 44 |
| 2 | Elkhart County | 93.6 | Relatively Moderate | 42 |
| 3 | Marion County | 93.6 | Relatively Moderate | 64 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 93.5 | Relatively Moderate | 52 |
| 5 | Tippecanoe County | 92.7 | Relatively Moderate | 20 |
| 6 | Allen County | 89 | Relatively Moderate | 62 |
| 7 | Hendricks County | 89 | Relatively Moderate | 18 |
| 8 | Vigo County | 87.2 | Relatively Moderate | 24 |
| 9 | LaGrange County | 86.7 | Relatively Moderate | 8 |
| 10 | Delaware County | 85.8 | Relatively Moderate | 19 |
| 11 | Madison County | 84.7 | Relatively Moderate | 41 |
| 12 | Grant County | 84.2 | Relatively Moderate | 27 |
| 13 | LaPorte County | 83.7 | Relatively Moderate | 30 |
| 14 | Vanderburgh County | 82.9 | Relatively Moderate | 17 |
| 15 | Johnson County | 82.4 | Relatively Moderate | 15 |
| 16 | Howard County | 80.2 | Relatively Moderate | 8 |
| 17 | Morgan County | 79.7 | Relatively Moderate | 28 |
| 18 | Cass County | 75.8 | Relatively Moderate | 13 |
| 19 | Monroe County | 74.5 | Relatively Moderate | 33 |
| 20 | Noble County | 74.1 | Relatively Moderate | 16 |
| 21 | Boone County | 73.4 | Relatively Moderate | 37 |
| 22 | Clinton County | 73.1 | Relatively Moderate | 11 |
| 23 | Montgomery County | 72.2 | Relatively Low | 22 |
| 24 | Lake County | 71.4 | Relatively Low | 27 |
| 25 | Miami County | 70.3 | Relatively Low | 12 |
| 26 | Wayne County | 69.7 | Relatively Low | 8 |
| 27 | Putnam County | 68.8 | Relatively Low | 18 |
| 28 | DeKalb County | 66.8 | Relatively Low | 18 |
| 29 | Steuben County | 66.6 | Relatively Low | 26 |
| 30 | White County | 66.6 | Relatively Low | 3 |
| 31 | Marshall County | 66 | Relatively Low | 15 |
| 32 | Hancock County | 64.9 | Relatively Low | 23 |
| 33 | Bartholomew County | 64.4 | Relatively Low | 9 |
| 34 | Henry County | 63.9 | Relatively Low | 9 |
| 35 | Wabash County | 62.8 | Relatively Low | 15 |
| 36 | Dubois County | 61.5 | Relatively Low | 12 |
| 37 | Shelby County | 61.3 | Relatively Low | 8 |
| 38 | Huntington County | 61 | Relatively Low | 35 |
| 39 | Gibson County | 58.6 | Relatively Low | 23 |
| 40 | Spencer County | 58.4 | Relatively Low | 12 |
| 41 | Parke County | 57.5 | Relatively Low | 7 |
| 42 | Adams County | 57.4 | Relatively Low | 10 |
| 43 | Clay County | 54.5 | Relatively Low | 4 |
| 44 | Jasper County | 54.5 | Relatively Low | 5 |
| 45 | Greene County | 54.3 | Relatively Low | 11 |
| 46 | Daviess County | 53.8 | Relatively Low | 14 |
| 47 | Carroll County | 53.4 | Relatively Low | 3 |
| 48 | Kosciusko County | 53 | Relatively Low | 11 |
| 49 | Fulton County | 52.5 | Relatively Low | 3 |
| 50 | Owen County | 52.4 | Relatively Low | 13 |
| 51 | Knox County | 51.4 | Relatively Low | 27 |
| 52 | Warrick County | 51 | Relatively Low | 7 |
| 53 | Vermillion County | 50 | Relatively Low | 9 |
| 54 | Fountain County | 49.8 | Relatively Low | 11 |
| 55 | Perry County | 47.1 | Relatively Low | 2 |
| 56 | Whitley County | 46.8 | Relatively Low | 8 |
| 57 | Sullivan County | 46.2 | Relatively Low | 13 |
| 58 | Posey County | 44.8 | Relatively Low | 11 |
| 59 | Pulaski County | 44.8 | Relatively Low | 3 |
| 60 | Clark County | 44.7 | Relatively Low | 36 |
| 61 | Randolph County | 41.3 | Relatively Low | 17 |
| 62 | Jay County | 40.9 | Relatively Low | 7 |
| 63 | Benton County | 40.4 | Relatively Low | 3 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 39.3 | Relatively Low | 13 |
| 65 | Fayette County | 39.1 | Relatively Low | 4 |
| 66 | Newton County | 38.8 | Relatively Low | 7 |
| 67 | Ripley County | 38.1 | Relatively Low | 12 |
| 68 | Floyd County | 37.2 | Relatively Low | 17 |
| 69 | Blackford County | 35.3 | Relatively Low | 10 |
| 70 | Decatur County | 34.2 | Relatively Low | 15 |
| 71 | Rush County | 34.2 | Relatively Low | 17 |
| 72 | Orange County | 34.1 | Relatively Low | 17 |
| 73 | Tipton County | 33.8 | Very Low | 11 |
| 74 | Wells County | 33.7 | Very Low | 25 |
| 75 | Porter County | 31.6 | Very Low | 26 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 30.5 | Very Low | 6 |
| 77 | Crawford County | 30.4 | Very Low | 26 |
| 78 | Jackson County | 30.3 | Very Low | 20 |
| 79 | Jennings County | 29.7 | Very Low | 11 |
| 80 | Warren County | 29.4 | Very Low | 9 |
| 81 | Pike County | 28.5 | Very Low | 11 |
| 82 | Dearborn County | 27.3 | Very Low | 13 |
| 83 | Starke County | 24.3 | Very Low | 15 |
| 84 | Brown County | 22.9 | Very Low | 9 |
| 85 | Harrison County | 22.5 | Very Low | 37 |
| 86 | Jefferson County | 20.9 | Very Low | 13 |
| 87 | Washington County | 15.9 | Very Low | 8 |
| 88 | Scott County | 15.5 | Very Low | 4 |
| 89 | Martin County | 14.2 | Very Low | 11 |
| 90 | Union County | 10.3 | Very Low | 2 |
| 91 | Switzerland County | 8.6 | Very Low | 8 |
| 92 | Ohio County | 4.6 | Very Low | 5 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest hail risk county in Indiana?
St. Joseph County, IN has the highest hail risk in Indiana, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 94.2 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes hail risk in Indiana?
Hail risk reflects expected annual losses from damaging hailstones to structures, vehicles, and crops. High scores cluster in the central plains and Front Range — a corridor sometimes called "Hail Alley" — where large-diameter hail is most frequent. Hail causes over $10 billion in US property damage in active years, much of it to roofs, vehicles, and crops.