Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 30, 1982

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 30, 1982
Start: 1982-03-30T17:40
End: 1982-03-30T22:50
Location: Indiana

March 30, 1982 · NWS T · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe

When: March 30, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40.350, -86.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabash

When: March 30, 6:26 PM CST
Where: Wabash County
Coordinates: 40.920, -85.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: March 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 40.270, -85.830

Hail, Posey

When: March 30, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Posey County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.080, -87.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartholomew

When: March 30, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Bartholomew County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.230, -85.830

Hail, Vanderburgh

When: March 30, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Vanderburgh County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.980, -87.450

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.

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: 10016814, 10016815, 10016816, 10016817, 10016818, 10016819.