HailEvidence → Wheeler, IN → 2026-08-11

Did it hail in Wheeler, IN on August 11, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 1 hail report within 10 miles of Wheeler, IN on August 11, 2026, with hail up to 1.00" (quarter size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

1hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.00"largest hail · quarter

13wind reports

Every recorded report near Wheeler on 2026-08-11

Distances are from the Wheeler city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 14.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
4.8 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:08 UTC	Hobart, Lake	SPC · preliminary
4.8 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:16 UTC	Portage, Porter	SPC · preliminary
4.8 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:40 UTC	1 ENE Portage, Porter	SPC · preliminary
5.5 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:16 UTC	1 W Valparaiso, Porter	SPC · preliminary
6.4 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	16:09 UTC	1 ENE Lakes of the Four, Porter	SPC · preliminary
6.5 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:13 UTC	2 SSW Ogden Dunes, Porter	SPC · preliminary
7.2 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:09 UTC	1 NW Lakes of the Four, Lake	SPC · preliminary
7.2 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:17 UTC	1 SSE Valparaiso, Porter	SPC · preliminary
8 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:07 UTC	2 NW Lake Station, Lake	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:10 UTC	2 NW Lake Station, Lake	SPC · preliminary
8.8 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:20 UTC	4 SE Chesterton, Porter	SPC · preliminary
9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:05 UTC	4 WSW New Chicago, Lake	SPC · preliminary
9.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:18 UTC	1 ESE Chesterton, Porter	SPC · preliminary
9.5 mi	Wind	speed n/a	16:06 UTC	1 ESE Gary, Lake	SPC · preliminary

4.8 mi, wind: “Video shared to social media shows evergreen uprooted onto power line in Hobart. A few other large branches downed in vicinity. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

4.8 mi, wind: “Numerous Power Poles and Trees Down. (LOT)”

4.8 mi, wind: “Report of a snapped transformer. (LOT)”

5.5 mi, wind: “numerous limbs and branches down in area. (LOT)”

6.4 mi, hail: “relayed by media. (LOT)”

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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.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-08-12