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Fort Wayne hail season 2017
14 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 4 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2017 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2017, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2017 | 7 | 2.00" | PAULDING, ALLEN, DEFIANCE, DE KALB |
| February 28, 2017 | 5 | 1.00" | HUNTINGTON, ALLEN, NOBLE |
| June 5, 2017 | 1 | 1.00" | VAN WERT |
| May 28, 2017 | 1 | 1.00" | ALLEN |
“Emergency management officials reported two inch diameter hail, which caused some window and siding damage.”
— NWS event narrative, April 19, 2017 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 5 · Apr 7 · May 1 · Jun 1
Wind context: the record also holds 45 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2017 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Fort Wayne claim from 2017?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Fort Wayne anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.