Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Martin County, Indiana has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 45 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 19 hail reports with hail up to 1.75" and 25 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Martin County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Shoals, or 25 miles southwest of Bedford, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Shoals and Lacy.”
“At 153 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Washington, or 18 miles northeast of Petersburg, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 144 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over western Lawrence and much of Martin Counties, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles northwest of Shoals to 10 miles northwest of Jasper. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 336 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles north of Shoals, or 15 miles west of Bedford, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 SPC verified storm reports — 1 tornado report
“An EF-0 tornado with path length of 2.02 miles and a path width of 50 yards began at this location. The peak winds were 85 mph with much of the damage limited to trees (IND)”
“Corrects previous non-tstm wnd dmg report from 3 E West Boggs Lake. Approximate location and time. Time is estimated from radar. EMA reports tree and carport damage in (IND)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Large tree limbs snapped. Time estimated from radar. (IND)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 300 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Shoals, or 18 miles southwest of Bedford, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 141 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles west of Bedford to 6 miles west of Shoals. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 921 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Spencer to 8 miles southeast of Sullivan. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 555 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shoals to 8 miles west of English. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lacy.”
“At 507 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Bloomfield to 7 miles northeast of Petersburg. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 744 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Shoals, or 20 miles southwest of Bedford, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Russellville to 7 miles north of Shoals. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"
“At 254 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Shoals, or 15 miles southwest of Bedford, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bedford, Mitchell, Oolitic, Heltonville, Williams, Avoca, Spring Mill State Park, Indian Springs, Silverville, Tunnelton, and Huron.”
“Via Social Media. Time estimated from radar. (IND)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...All of Central Indiana WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Indiana. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Wind Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Monday.”
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Indiana. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Wind Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Monday.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West-southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1038 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Washington, or 20 miles northeast of Petersburg, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Penny to nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Shoals, Loogootee, Cannelburg, and West Boggs Lake.”
“At 1034 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northwest of Shoals, or 24 miles west of Bedford, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Penny to nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Burns City and Indian Springs.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 400 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles south of Linton to near Washington to near Petersburg. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 220 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Bloomfield, or 25 miles west of Bedford, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 45 severe weather events in Martin County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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