Valparaiso, Indiana Hail Report and Map: March 10, 2026

Published October 28, 2026 by StormLens · Updated October 29, 2026 · Storm date (Eastern time) March 10, 2026

Was there hail in Valparaiso, IN on March 10, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 1.27 inches inside the town limits of Valparaiso on March 10, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 72% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 1.46 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 19 miles east of Gary, IN. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 10:00 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. CT on March 10, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Valparaiso, IN on March 10, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	March 10, 2026 (Tuesday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.46 inches; strongest part of the swath about 19 miles east of Gary, IN
Maximum radar estimate inside Valparaiso	1.27 inches
Share of Valparaiso with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	72%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 10:00 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. CT on March 10, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Porter County (174 sq mi), LaPorte County (127 sq mi) and Lake County (63 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 361 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 36 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on March 10, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Valparaiso, IN	Porter County	1.27 inches	72%
Chesterton, IN	Porter County	1.24 inches	93%
Westville, IN	LaPorte County	1.17 inches	100%
Hobart, IN	Lake County	1.04 inches	63%
Porter, IN	Porter County	1.03 inches	72%
Portage, IN	Porter County	0.96 inch	73%
Burns Harbor, IN	Porter County	0.91 inch	81%
Lake Station, IN	Lake County	0.87 inch	56%
Griffith, IN	Lake County	0.85 inch	44%
Merrillville, IN	Lake County	0.81 inch	51%
South Haven, IN	Porter County	0.77 inch	81%
Schererville, IN	Lake County	0.76 inch	46%
Gary, IN	Lake County	0.75 inch	9%

How big was the hail in Valparaiso?

Radar estimated hail up to 1.27 inches inside the town limits of Valparaiso. The maximum estimates in Gary, Schererville and South Haven were 0.77 inch or less. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

Towns near the hail

The strongest part of the swath was within 15 miles of these towns. Distances and directions run from each town to that part of the swath.

Michigan City, IN: strongest radar estimates about 12 miles south of town
La Porte, IN: strongest radar estimates about 14 miles west of town

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 10:00 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. CT on March 10, 2026. We used 103 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.