Hail Reports in Fort Wayne, Indiana — Last 90 Days
NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 2 hail reports within 25 miles of Fort Wayne across 2 storm days, most recently on August 10, 2026. Source: SPC Local Storm Reports (preliminary, may be revised).
Data as of October 24, 2026 (last successful NOAA check). The newest report in the feed is from Oct 23, 2026. The 90-day log is SPC preliminary data. The county history (2017 to June 2026) is the NOAA Storm Events archive, 2014–June 2026; it has no storms after it ends.
- 1.50 inlargest hail near the city, last 90 days (ping-pong ball size)
- 16days with hail 1 in or larger in the county, 2014–June 2026
- 51days with 58+ mph thunderstorm wind, 2014–June 2026
- #104 of 209among the cities we cover, by hail days of 1 in or more
Has hail hit my Fort Wayne roof since it was installed?
County-level hail reports for Fort Wayne from the NOAA archive this page uses; a county report is not proof of damage at your Fort Wayne address.
When does hail hit Fort Wayne?
NOAA NCEI Storm Events, county level, 2014–June 2026
If insurance covers it, what do I pay in Fort Wayne?
Only if the claim is approved. The ACV math is a straight-line example over a 25-year life; insurers writing Fort Wayne policies use their own schedules, so check your policy.
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Hail near Fort Wayne in the last 90 days
- 1.50 inLargest hail in 90 days (ping-pong-ball size)
- 2Hail days near Fort Wayne
- 2SPC reports
- August 10, 2026Most recent event
Around Fort Wayne, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 2 hail reports within 25 miles between August 9 and August 10, 2026, spread over 2 storm days. Both days brought stones of 1″ or more, and 0 of the 2 Fort Wayne reports with coordinates fell within 10 miles of the city center. In a typical year Fort Wayne sees about 4 hail-producing storms.
Fort Wayne's storm-climate context
Fort Wayne roofs face real storm and freeze-thaw stress. A June 2012 derecho brought 91 mph wind gusts, uprooted roughly 500 trees, and caused 2.5 million dollars in damage, while tornadoes have hit the area, including a weak tornado downtown on July 19, 1950 and an EF1 tornado on May 26, 2001. Temperatures swing from a record high of 106 F on June 28, 2012 to a record low of minus 24 F on January 12, 1918, and the greatest calendar-day snowfall was 18.0 in on February 28, 1900, meaning roofs endure heavy snow loads, summer heat, and repeated freeze-thaw cycling. Flooding is also a documented risk, with the 1982 flood forcing evacuation of 9,000 residents and damaging 2,000 buildings.
Steel Dynamics is the only Fortune 500 company headquartered in Fort Wayne, and General Motors is a major employer with 4,320 employees as of 2024. Defense contractors anchor the local economy as well, including Raytheon Technologies with 950, BAE Systems with 1,150, and L3Harris with 888 employees. The Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base employs 423.
How close the hail came
Fort Wayne's nearest hail report, one of 2, came 10.9 miles from the city center on August 10, 2026 (1.00″ at 1 SW Rolling Hills). The worst Fort Wayne day was August 9, 2026: 1 report, largest 1.50″. Stones of 1″ or more came on 2 of the 2 Fort Wayne-area hail days.
| Distance from city center | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|
| Within 5 miles | 0 | — |
| Within 10 miles | 0 | — |
| Within 25 miles | 2 | 1.50″ |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to each SPC report point; reports without coordinates are left out of the table.
Hail events near Fort Wayne by date
August 10, 2026 1 report, hail up to 1.00″ (quarter size)
| Time (UTC) | Hail size | Location | Distance from Fort Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0010 | 1.00″ | 1 SW Rolling Hills, Allen County | 10.9 mi |
August 9, 2026 1 report, hail up to 1.50″ (ping-pong-ball size) Largest in 90 days
| Time (UTC) | Hail size | Location | Distance from Fort Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2258 | 1.50″ | 3 WSW Woodburn, Allen County | 12.0 mi |
The Fort Wayne tables above list preliminary Local Storm Reports from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Sizes are reported hailstone diameters; times are UTC. Reports can be added or corrected for about a day after each event. A quiet log does not mean no hail: small or unreported events happen. The closest report in this window landed 10.9 miles from Fort Wayne's center.
View the 2 Fort Wayne-area reports on a map
On the Fort Wayne map, circle positions are the NOAA SPC report coordinates; tap a circle for the date and hail size.
Hail size: < 1″ 1–1.75″ ≥ 2″ not recorded
How severe was it? The NWS yardstick, applied to Fort Wayne's reports
The National Weather Service calls hail severe at 1″ (quarter size) and significant at 2″ (hen-egg size). Scoring Fort Wayne's 2 area reports (filed in Allen County) against that scale: 2 of the Fort Wayne reports met the severe 1″+ criterion — the size at which asphalt shingles start taking granule loss and bruising that shows up as leaks a season later. At these sizes, damage on a Fort Wayne roof is rarely visible from the ground, and homeowners policies typically cover it when it is documented promptly.
Hail history in Fort Wayne: the long picture
County-level NOAA records for the county behind Fort Wayne, 2014–June 2026. Each figure shows its source. Storms after the archive ends are not in these numbers. Ranks count from 1, the highest.
Fort Wayne against the 209 cities we cover
- #104of 209Days with hail 1 in or larger in Fort Wayne: middle
- #85of 209Days with hail 1.75 in or larger (golf ball) in Fort Wayne: middle
- #95of 209Days with 58+ mph thunderstorm wind in Fort Wayne: middle
- #138of 209Tornadoes in Fort Wayne: middle
- #172of 209Reported storm property damage in Fort Wayne: bottom quarter
- #59of 209Share of homes built before 1980 in Fort Wayne: middle
Hail events by year
| 2017 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026* | 7 |
Years with no record show as 0. In its busiest full year (2019) Fort Wayne's county logged 15 events; the whole span, 2017 to June 2026, holds 55.
2026 covers only January to June: NOAA's file ends there, so it is not counted as the worst year or in the yearly average.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, county level, 2017–2026Hail history at a glance
- 55Hail events in the county, since 2017 (NOAA)
- 2.00 inLargest hailstone on record
- Apr 22, 2026Last recorded event in the archive
For Fort Wayne's county, NOAA records a most severe stone of 2.00″ and 55 hail events since 2017, close to 6 every year. Set against that baseline, the 2 hail days near Fort Wayne in the 90-day window above run above the long-term average rate. Check your own Fort Wayne address on the hail risk lookup.
Compared to the Indiana county median of 22 hail events since 2017, Fort Wayne's county runs 2.5× above average.
Three ways a storm reaches a roof
Hail
Fort Wayne's county days with at least one report at that size. Largest stone: 2.00 in.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Thunderstorm wind
51 Fort Wayne's county days with 58+ mph
58 mph is the NWS severe threshold. Strongest gust on record in Fort Wayne's county: 100 mph on Jun 13, 2022.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Tornadoes
5 in Fort Wayne's county
Strongest tornado in Fort Wayne's county: EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Costliest storm day
Aug 11, 2021
8 reports that day (8 wind); reported property damage $164,000; county FIPS 18003, 2014–June 2026.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Peak storm month
July
In Fort Wayne's county, 67 of 257 hail, wind and tornado reports (26%) fell in July.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Older homes
64.6% of Fort Wayne homes built before 1980
About 76,000 of Fort Wayne's 117,692 housing units (share times units, rounded). Median year built: 1971. Housing units, not roofs: many Fort Wayne homes have been re-roofed since.
Source: Census ACS (Fort Wayne city), 2019–2023Year-by-year table with the largest stone
| Year | Recorded hail events | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 7 | 1.25″ |
| 2025 | 3 | 1.50″ |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.88″ |
| 2023 | 5 | 1.25″ |
| 2022 | 10 | 1.75″ |
| 2021 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| 2020 | 3 | 1.50″ |
| 2019 busiest largest stone | 15 | 2.00″ |
| 2017 | 10 | 2.00″ |
NOAA Storm Events archive, Fort Wayne's county. Years missing from the table have no record in the archive. * 2026 covers only January to June: NOAA's file ends there, so it is not counted as the worst year or in the yearly average.
2019 was the standout hail year in Fort Wayne's county on both counts: the most recorded events (15) and the largest stone (2.00″).
In a market with repeat hail, impact-resistant Class 4 shingles often pay for themselves through insurer premium discounts — worth discussing with a Fort Wayne roofer if a recent event tips you into a replacement.
Allen County fact sheet for Fort Wayne homeowners
Housing age, federal disaster declarations and your state's claim deadlines in one place. All three come from public records, county level.
How old are the roofs? Homes in Allen County by decade built
| pre-1940 | 12.8% |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 4.9% |
| 1950s | 10.4% |
| 1960s | 13.2% |
| 1970s | 15.2% |
| 1980s | 10.2% |
| 1990s | 13.2% |
| 2000s | 11.4% |
| 2010s | 7.7% |
| 2020+ | 1.1% |
164,456 homes, median built in 1976. 56.4% date from before 1980 and 8.8% from 2010 on; 69.1% are owner-occupied. The most common decade is the 1970s.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · data as of ACS 5-yearWhat to do if your roof was in the hail path
- Walk the ground, not the roof. The closest report in the last 90 days sits 10.9 miles from the Fort Wayne city center (1 SW Rolling Hills, August 10, 2026). Check Fort Wayne downspouts for granule piles and gutters, vents and screens for dents.
- Document everything before any repair. For Fort Wayne the worst day is August 9, 2026 with 1 report and a top stone of 1.50 in. Dated photos, a coin beside a hailstone and this NOAA log tie your loss to one storm day.
- Have a roofer look before you decide. 2 of the 2 hail days near Fort Wayne reached 1 inch or more. On a Fort Wayne roof, bruised shingles and lost granules do not show from the ground; a roofer's written scope settles whether a claim exists.
- File on the policy's clock. The latest storm day near Fort Wayne was 76 days ago. Your reporting window comes from the policy itself; file promptly while the dates in this log are fresh.
- Bring the written scope to the adjuster. Hand over the scope in writing: an adjuster working a Fort Wayne claim then has the contractor's numbers. Step-by-step: the roof insurance claim guide.
Hail in Fort Wayne — questions homeowners ask
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Check your own ZIP in Fort Wayne
The county figures above average over everything inside the county line. For a score tied to your Fort Wayne address, run your ZIP through the hail risk lookup — Fort Wayne ZIP codes include 46801, 46817, 46825, 46835, 46845.
Fort Wayne neighborhoods — hail exposure varies by area
Hail paths track with storm cell movement, not city limits. If you're in Coliseum Square, Downtown Fort Wayne or Northside, check your specific street against the report locations above — distance from Fort Wayne's center is listed for each report.
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Sources: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Local Storm Reports (last 90 days, preliminary) and the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county of the city, 2014–June 2026); U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (housing). The Storm Events archive used here ends in 2026, so storms between that date and the start of the 90-day log are not shown. How we collect data. Are you a roofer in Fort Wayne? See how requests reach contractors.
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