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Indianapolis hail season 2013
30 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 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 2013 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2013, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2013 | 21 | 2.00" | HENDRICKS, MARION, HAMILTON |
| April 17, 2013 | 6 | 1.75" | JOHNSON, SHELBY |
| June 13, 2013 | 2 | 1.25" | MARION |
| August 31, 2013 | 1 | 1.00" | MARION |
“Quarter-sized hail fell on East 96th Street, on the northeast side of Indianapolis.”
— NWS event narrative, April 10, 2013 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 27 · Jun 2 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 59 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2013 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Indianapolis claim from 2013?
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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.