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Plainfield, IN hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Plainfield city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2024 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2017 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 3 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2015 | 11 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2014 | 6 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2013 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 46 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 352 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2026-04-24.
- 27 tornado events, most recent 2026-04-27.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | Tornado | EF0 | 7.9 mi |
| 2026-04-27 | Tornado | EF1 | 6.9 mi |
| 2026-04-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 7.6 mi |
| 2026-04-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 5.4 mi |
| 2026-04-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 8.5 mi |
| 2026-03-22 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.6 mi |
| 2026-03-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 4.3 mi |
| 2026-03-03 | Hail | 1.00" | 4.2 mi |
| 2025-12-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 6.1 mi |
| 2025-08-12 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 9.8 mi |
2026-04-27: “This second tornado in northeastern Morgan County was an EF-0 that began as the first Morgan County tornado ended, at 2154 EST. This EF-0 spin-up tracked for almost a mile to the east-northeast through the Five Points area, from 115 yards south-southwest of the intersection of North Kitchen Road an”
2026-04-27: “This second tornado of the episode, was the first tornado in northeastern Morgan County, an EF-1 which tracked to the east-northeast for almost three miles, from a neighborhood on the south-southeast side of Mooresville, to a point about 3 miles east-southeast of the center of the town. Touching do”
2026-04-24: “Semi truck blown over on Indiana Route 39 by thunderstorm winds.”
Storm-day records for Plainfield — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Plainfield has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Plainfield, IN on July 27, 2026 — up to 1.20"
- Hail in Plainfield, IN on June 16, 2026 — up to 1.25"
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Nearby hail history
source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-10