Hail Swath Map Preview
The Indianapolis, IN hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 29, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 2.00". There are 13 public hail reports, 23 public wind reports, and 14 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 16, 2025 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Indianapolis, IN Hail Map
The May 16, 2025 hail swath map for Indianapolis, IN covers approximately 2,367 square miles and includes an estimated 474,354 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 966 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 212,673 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 759 sq mi | 158,063 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 966 sq mi | 212,673 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 338 sq mi | 75,008 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 120 sq mi | 14,840 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 93 sq mi | 4,264 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 69 sq mi | 8,924 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 17 sq mi | 506 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 4 sq mi | 76 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Indianapolis, IN Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 16, 2025 hail swath map area for Indianapolis, IN, HailGeeks estimates 197,249 single-family homes, 14,905 townhomes, and 60,995 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 82,943 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 71,878 | 5,306 | 15,743 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 82,943 | 7,386 | 28,650 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 29,911 | 1,966 | 13,400 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 6,171 | 142 | 2,692 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 1,981 | 25 | 339 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 4,096 | 77 | 170 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 231 | 2 | 1 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 38 | 1 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Indianapolis, IN Hail Map
Hail from the May 16, 2025 storm was mapped across 33 counties in the Indianapolis, IN region. Monroe County, IN had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.00" with roughly 25,485 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Indianapolis, IN Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 65 cities near Indianapolis, IN. Bloomington, IN had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 16,356 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Indianapolis, IN Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 16, 2025 Indianapolis, IN hail map spans 101 ZIP codes. ZIP 47460 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 2,940.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 16, 2025 hail map for Indianapolis, IN currently list 13 public hail reports, 23 public wind reports, and 14 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2025 6:08 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NW New Whiteland | IN | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
May 16, 2025 6:12 PM CT |
2.75 in | 5 ESE Freedom | IN | Shredded leaves... vehicle dents... broken windows to house and vehicles. |
May 16, 2025 6:15 PM CT |
1.00 in | 5 E Freedom | IN | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
May 16, 2025 6:26 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 NW Whitehall | IN | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). |
May 16, 2025 6:28 PM CT |
1.75 in | 1 S Ellettsville | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 6:30 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 SE Ellettsville | IN | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). |
May 16, 2025 6:33 PM CT |
1.00 in | Ellettsville | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 6:35 PM CT |
1.00 in | Ellettsville | IN | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
May 16, 2025 6:35 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 NW Whitehall | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 6:42 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 WNW Nashville | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 7:12 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 W Brownsburg | IN | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
May 16, 2025 7:16 PM CT |
1.25 in | 1 SE Columbus | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 7:16 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 N New Salem | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2025 5:17 PM CT | 4 NW West Lafayette | IN | Powerlines down on Taft Road. | |
May 16, 2025 5:35 PM CT | 3 SE Crawfordsville | IN | TREES DOWN. | |
May 16, 2025 5:56 PM CT | 1 NE Zionsville | IN | Trees down. | |
May 16, 2025 6:10 PM CT | 2 WSW Fishers | IN | REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.... ALSO REPORTS OF 0.75 INCH HAIL. | |
May 16, 2025 6:15 PM CT | 2 W Morse Reservoir | IN | LARGE TREES DOWN. | |
May 16, 2025 6:29 PM CT | Fairmount | IN | Reports of power lines down. | |
May 16, 2025 6:30 PM CT | Solsberry | IN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. | |
May 16, 2025 6:30 PM CT | 3 NE Orestes | IN | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY. | |
May 16, 2025 6:30 PM CT | 4 S Whitehall | IN | 100 Trees down. | |
May 16, 2025 6:32 PM CT | Matthews | IN | Three foot plus diameter tree down across wheeling pike and 600 near Matthews IN. | |
May 16, 2025 6:45 PM CT | 3 NE Greenfield | IN | LARGE DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 16, 2025 6:50 PM CT | 3 ESE Muncie | IN | Trees down. | |
May 16, 2025 6:50 PM CT | Jonesboro | IN | Tree down blocking Main Street. | |
May 16, 2025 6:51 PM CT | 2 NE Holton | IN | Several tree limbs were downed along with an outbuilding sustaining some damage. | |
May 16, 2025 6:57 PM CT | Selma | IN | LARGE BRANCH DOWN. | |
May 16, 2025 7:05 PM CT | Parker City | IN | DAMAGE TO SIGNS AND FENCES BLOWN DOWN AT BASEBALL FIELDS. | |
May 16, 2025 7:23 PM CT | 1 NE Zionsville | IN | Tree damage. | |
May 16, 2025 5:52 PM CT | 75 mph | Indianapolis Int'L Airp | IN | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from Indianapolis Int'l Airport. KIND METAR OBSERVATION. |
May 16, 2025 6:07 PM CT | 65 mph | 2 SE Beech Grove | IN | 65-70 MPH WINDS. |
May 16, 2025 6:16 PM CT | 63 mph | 5 SSE Mccordsville | IN | KMQJ - MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT METAR OBS. |
May 16, 2025 6:21 PM CT | 71 mph | Frankton | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 6:23 PM CT | 83 mph | 2 SW Frankton | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 6:32 PM CT | 80 mph | 2 W Homecroft | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2025 5:48 PM CT | UNK | 1 NW Linton | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 5:55 PM CT | UNK | 2 NW Switz City | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 5:55 PM CT | UNK | 4 NE Linton | IN | REPORTED LARGE STRONG TORNADO. |
May 16, 2025 6:06 PM CT | UNK | 3 S Worthington | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 6:15 PM CT | UNK | 5 W Solsberry | IN | Late report. EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 94 mph and a path length of 1.82 miles impacted a rural area east of Tulip where it tracked eastward causing widespread tree damage. |
May 16, 2025 6:27 PM CT | UNK | 9 SSW Ellettsville | IN | An EF-2 tornado with peak wind speeds of 128 mph and a path width of 350 yards tracked for 35.27 miles over 44 minutes beginning at this location. |
May 16, 2025 6:30 PM CT | UNK | 6 SW Whitehall | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 6:30 PM CT | UNK | 3 SW Bloomington | IN | REPORTED DEBRIS. |
May 16, 2025 6:38 PM CT | UNK | 1 SE Bloomington | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 6:58 PM CT | UNK | 2 E Lena | IN | An EF-0 tornado with peak wind speeds of 85 mph and a path width of 20 yards tracked for 0.43 miles over 2 minutes beginning at this location. |
May 16, 2025 7:00 PM CT | UNK | 3 ENE Stone Head | IN | Reports of multiple levelled homes in the Bellsville Pike area. |
May 16, 2025 7:04 PM CT | UNK | 2 N Stone Head | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 16, 2025 7:09 PM CT | UNK | 3 ESE Gnaw Bone | IN | CONE SHAPED TORNADO VISIBLE FROM SOUTH SIDE OF COLUMBUS. |
May 16, 2025 7:50 PM CT | UNK | 2 SSW Stinesville | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 16, 2025 Indianapolis, IN storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Indianapolis, IN Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Indianapolis, IN region as the May 16, 2025 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Mar 19, 2025 through May 8, 2025, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.25", and the most recent map shown is from May 8, 2025.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Indianapolis, IN
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