Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 5, 1980

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 5, 1980
Start: 1980-07-05T04:00
End: 1980-07-05T07:08
Location: Indiana

July 5, 1980 · NWS ATA · 34 events in 23 counties and zones

33 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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

33 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: July 5, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Benton County
Coordinates: 40.720, -87.420

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: July 5, 4:18 AM CST
Where: La Porte County
Coordinates: 41.720, -86.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: July 5, 4:22 AM CST
Where: Jasper County
Coordinates: 40.930, -87.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 5, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39.970, -86.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 5, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.130, -86.220

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: July 5, 4:40 AM CST
Where: La Porte County
Coordinates: 41.700, -86.720

Tornado, Elkhart

When: July 5, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.720, -85.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When: July 5, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Coordinates: 41.530, -86.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 5, 5:03 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.730, -86.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: July 5, 5:09 AM CST
Where: Miami County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 40.650, -86.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: July 5, 5:13 AM CST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 39.880, -85.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: July 5, 5:13 AM CST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 39.850, -85.770

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: July 5, 5:14 AM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41.670, -86.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley

When: July 5, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Whitley County
Coordinates: 41.050, -85.500

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: July 5, 5:15 AM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41.670, -86.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: July 5, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Kosciusko County
Coordinates: 41.200, -85.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: July 5, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Noble County
Coordinates: 41.500, -85.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 5, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Henry County
Coordinates: 39.920, -85.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley

When: July 5, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Whitley County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 41.170, -85.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: July 5, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 41.070, -85.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 5, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 39.780, -86.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange

When: July 5, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Lagrange County
Coordinates: 41.720, -85.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 5, 5:43 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.100, -85.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When: July 5, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Wells County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.730, -85.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: July 5, 5:46 AM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 41.070, -85.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: July 5, 5:50 AM CST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 40.830, -84.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When: July 5, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Rush County
Coordinates: 39.620, -85.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: July 5, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Kosciusko County
Coordinates: 41.270, -85.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: July 5, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 40.170, -84.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: July 5, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Noble County
Coordinates: 41.470, -85.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 5, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 39.900, -85.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange

When: July 5, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Lagrange County
Coordinates: 41.630, -85.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: July 5, 7:02 AM CST
Where: Marshall County
Coordinates: 41.230, -86.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When: July 5, 7:08 AM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Coordinates: 41.580, -85.830

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10018511, 10018512, 10018513, 10018514, 10018515, 10018516, 10018517, 10018518, 10018519, 10018520, 10018521, 10018522, 10018523, 10018524, 10018525, 10018526, 10018527, 10018528, 10018529, 10018530, 10018531, 10018532, 10018533, 10018534, 10018535, 10018536, 10018537, 10018538, 10018539, 10018540, 10018541, 10018542, 10018543, 10018544.