Indiana, 1977

Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 11, 1977

August 11, 1977 · NWS ATA · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Boone

When
August 11, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -86.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When
August 11, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Knox County
Coordinates
38.680, -87.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
August 11, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
38.930, -86.750

Hail, Dearborn

When
August 11, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Dearborn County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.250, -84.950

Hail, Clark

When
August 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.320, -85.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
August 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Coordinates
38.430, -86.120

Hail, Clark

When
August 11, 5:13 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.450, -85.670

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10017252, 10017253, 10017254, 10017255, 10017256, 10017257, 10017258.