Lightning TrackerFort Wayne storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Fort Wayne, IN, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Fort Wayne by the numbers
Fort Wayne gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 493 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 125 hail reports, 355 damaging-wind reports and 13 tornado reports. On average that is 8.3 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in March, May, July, when 53% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 12 hail reports, 31 wind reports and 2 tornado reports around Fort Wayne; the largest hail was 1.50″ (walnut / ping pong ball) on Feb 18, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Fort Wayne
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 1 mi E · Allen Co. |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 23 mi NW · Noble Co. |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi NE · Allen Co. |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi S · Allen Co. |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi SW · Allen Co. |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 11 mi SW · Allen Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi NW · Allen Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 12 mi E · Allen Co. |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi SE · Allen Co. |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 8 mi S · Allen Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Fort Wayne
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne averages 3.1 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 23 miles from the city centre on May 7, 2024. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Fort Wayne
There have been 13 tornado reports within 25 miles of Fort Wayne since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Aug 24, 2016, 11 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Fort Wayne
Does Fort Wayne get a lot of severe storms?
Fort Wayne averages 8.3 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Fort Wayne?
Most severe-weather reports around Fort Wayne come in March, May, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Fort Wayne?
3.00 inches (tea cup size) on May 7, 2024, 23 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Fort Wayne?
Yes — 13 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Aug 24, 2016.
How do I get storm alerts for Fort Wayne?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Fort Wayne, IN. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Fort Wayne, IN. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.