Whitley County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Whitley County, Indiana recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 19 hail reports with hail up to 1.5", among 42 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 23 high-wind reports with gusts up to 61 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Whitley County
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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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 613 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Argos to near Bourbon to 7 miles southwest of Winona Lake. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree on a house. Also electrical lines down in the area. Time estimated by radar. (IWX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Columbia City SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 448 AM EDT/348 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Akron, or 9 miles east of Rochester, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 247 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Avilla, or near Garrett, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 302 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Churubusco to 10 miles west of Fort Wayne to near Markle. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
“At 214 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Akron, or 9 miles northwest of North Manchester, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 60 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 724 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Millersburg to near North Webster to near North Manchester. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. An isolated gust to 60 mph is possible. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near New Paris to 7 miles southeast of Nappanee to Mentone. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 935 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Albion to near South Whitley to near North Manchester. Movement was east 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 646 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles southeast of South Whitley, or 8 miles south of Columbia City, moving east at 35 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...”
“At 615 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near South Whitley, or 9 miles south of Columbia City, moving east at 40 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 61 mph
“Spotter reports measured thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph just southwest of Blue Lake in Whitley County in Indiana. (IWX)”
“Emergency Manager report of tree blown down across Ruckman Road near Old Trail Road about 6 miles east of Columbia City in Whitley County in Indiana. Time estimated by (IWX)”
- Wind 61 mph 2 SSW Blue Lake SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NNE Coesse SPC verified report
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 324 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pierceton, or near Winona Lake, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 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... Warsaw, Winona Lake, Pierceton, Larwill, and Wooster.”
“At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pierceton, or near Columbia City, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 106 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mentone to near Mexico to 9 miles southwest of Kokomo. Movement was east at 70 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 13, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near South Whitley, or 9 miles southwest of Columbia City, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 603 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Akron, or 9 miles east of Rochester, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 800 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bourbon to near Akron to 8 miles north of Mexico. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 857 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near North Manchester, moving east at 40 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 857 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tri-lakes to near South Whitley. Movement was east at 70 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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 823 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mishawaka to near Bremen to near Argos. Movement was southeast at 75 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 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...”
- Hail 0.75" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Showers and embedded thunderstorms early this morning may produce local wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Otherwise, the gusty winds that prompted the wind advisory have subsided. After daybreak Monday, wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph are expected through late afternoon.”
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until midnight EDT /11 PM CDT/ tonight. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 60 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Southwest to west 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...From 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds can blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible, mainly due to falling branches or trees.”
“WHAT...Southwest to west 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...From 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds can blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 427 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Akron, or 7 miles northwest of North Manchester, moving northeast 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1233 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near North Manchester, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. This storm may produce large amounts of small hail that may accumulate on roads, resulting in slippery conditions. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
“Measured just over 1.5 inch hail stone. (IWX)”
“Off duty NWS employee reporting lots of mainly pea size hail with a few larger pieces of nickel to quarter size noted. (IWX)”
- Hail 1.5" 1 ENE Peabody SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 2 WNW Coesse SPC verified report
Monday, December 29, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, December 27, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...From 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ to 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Whitley County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Whitley County, IN?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 42 severe weather events in Whitley County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Whitley County recently?
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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