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Fort Wayne hail season 2026
11 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 1 storm days, max 1.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2026 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2026, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | 11 | 1.50" | WELLS, HUNTINGTON, WHITLEY, ALLEN |
“Pictures shared on Facebook of lots of smaller hail stones and at least one stone roughly the size of a half dollar.”
— NWS event narrative, February 19, 2026 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 11
Preliminary 2026 reports (SPC, season in progress)
Same-day SPC storm reports through 2026-06-13, before NCEI compiles the final record: 15 reports ≥1″ on 5 days, up to 1.50". Preliminary counts shift as reports are quality-controlled; they are labeled preliminary in every report we generate.
| Date (preliminary) | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2026 | 8 | 1.50" | 1 S Peabody, 1 ENE Peabody, 1 NW Arcola, 2 WNW Coesse |
| February 19, 2026 | 3 | 1.00" | 2 W Ossian, 2 E Ossian, 1 N Huntington |
| March 31, 2026 | 2 | 1.00" | 4 SW Wallen |
| April 22, 2026 | 1 | 1.00" | 4 S Leo-Cedarville |
| April 15, 2026 | 1 | 1.00" | Hicksville |
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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. Preliminary counts: SPC daily storm reports through 2026-06-13. 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.