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Indianapolis hail season 2006
53 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 7 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2006 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2006, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2006 | 29 | 2.75" | HENDRICKS, HAMILTON, DECATUR, BOONE |
| April 7, 2006 | 12 | 1.75" | MARION, HANCOCK, HAMILTON, MADISON |
| May 18, 2006 | 4 | 1.25" | MORGAN, HANCOCK, HAMILTON |
| March 31, 2006 | 4 | 1.00" | JOHNSON, MORGAN, HAMILTON |
| June 19, 2006 | 2 | 1.00" | MORGAN, MARION |
“A semi's windshield was broken by baseball hail near Greenfield.”
— NWS event narrative, April 14, 2006 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 4 · Apr 41 · May 4 · Jun 3 · Jul 1
Wind context: the record also holds 64 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2006 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Indianapolis claim from 2006?
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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 30 miles of the Indianapolis 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.