Indiana, 1979

Tornado and Hail in Indiana, June 20, 1979

June 20, 1979 · NWS ATA · 30 events in 20 counties and zones

17 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 tornado, 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
30

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

17 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
June 20, 7:40 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
40.080, -87.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe

When
June 20, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Coordinates
40.420, -86.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
June 20, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
40.580, -86.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When
June 20, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Kosciusko County
Coordinates
41.230, -85.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
June 20, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
40.150, -87.070

Hail, Tippecanoe

When
June 20, 10:54 AM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.530, -86.750

Hail, Carroll

When
June 20, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.550, -86.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
June 20, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
40.550, -86.470

Hail, Cass

When
June 20, 11:35 AM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.750, -86.350

Hail, Warren

When
June 20, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.280, -87.300

Tornado, Putnam

When
June 20, 1:14 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
39.550, -86.970

Hail, Kosciusko

When
June 20, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Kosciusko County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.200, -85.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 20, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
40.100, -85.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
June 20, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
41.070, -86.220

Hail, Jennings

When
June 20, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Jennings County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
38.950, -85.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Jennings

When
June 20, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Jennings County
Coordinates
39.000, -85.630

Hail, De Kalb

When
June 20, 2:45 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Coordinates
41.370, -85.050

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
June 20, 2:45 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Coordinates
41.370, -85.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
June 20, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
40.980, -85.180

Hail, Morgan

When
June 20, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.520, -86.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When
June 20, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Wells County
Coordinates
40.730, -85.170

Hail, Johnson

When
June 20, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.520, -86.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Owen

When
June 20, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Owen County
Coordinates
39.280, -86.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
June 20, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
39.580, -85.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
June 20, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
39.550, -86.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
June 20, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
39.820, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 20, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Rush County
Coordinates
39.500, -85.470

Hail, Benton

When
June 20, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.520, -87.380

Hail, Warren

When
June 20, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
40.370, -87.350

Hail, Tippecanoe

When
June 20, 6:43 PM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.520, -87.150

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 10019516, 10019517, 10019518, 10019519, 10019520, 10019521, 10019522, 10019523, 10019524, 10019525, 10019526, 10019527, 10019528, 10019529, 10019530, 10019531, 10019532, 10019533, 10019534, 10019535, 10019536, 10019537, 10019538, 10019539, 10019540, 10015938, 10016154, 10016155, 10016156, 10016157.