Indiana · May 16, 2025

Indiana hail map — May 16, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Indiana city on May 16, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Columbus.

Hail swath map for Columbus, IN on May 16, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Columbus on May 16, 2025 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
in Indiana
Largest stone
1.00″
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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Indiana cities hit on May 16, 2025

Columbus, IN1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Indiana on May 16, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 4.00″ softball size Amateur Radio
    2 ENE Sullivan, IN6:34 PM EDTSullivan County
  • 2.75″ baseball size Emergency Mngr
    Sullivan, IN6:35 PM EDTSullivan County

    GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZED.

  • 2.75″ baseball size Cocorahs
    5 ESE Freedom, IN7:12 PM EDTOwen County

    Shredded leaves, vehicle dents, broken windows to house and vehicles.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    1 S Sullivan, IN6:31 PM EDTSullivan County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    Sullivan, IN6:34 PM EDTSullivan County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    2 NW Whitehall, IN7:26 PM EDTMonroe County

    Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    1 S Ellettsville, IN7:28 PM EDTMonroe County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    2 SE Ellettsville, IN7:30 PM EDTMonroe County

    Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    Richmond, IN10:14 PM EDTWayne County

    From social media.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    1 NW Whitehall, IN7:35 PM EDTMonroe County
  • 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    1 SE Columbus, IN8:16 PM EDTBartholomew County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    2 WNW Otisco, IN7:30 AM EDTClark County

    Public emailed ops account with report accompanied by picture verifying quarter size hail.

Showing the 12 largest of 61 hail reports filed that day.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

Other states hit on May 16, 2025

Missouri15 cities · 2.00″Texas8 cities · 2.00″Kentucky3 cities · 2.00″Illinois4 cities · 2.00″Maryland6 cities · 1.00″Ohio3 cities · 1.00″Arkansas1 city · 1.00″
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Other Indiana hail days

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Indiana hail on May 16, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Indiana city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Columbus. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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