Indiana, 1983

Tornado and Hail in Indiana, May 2, 1983

May 2, 1983 · NWS AT · 23 events in 13 counties and zones

12 hail, 10 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.

  • 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
23

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

12 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
May 2, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Henry County
Coordinates
39.800, -85.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
May 2, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Henry County
Coordinates
39.770, -85.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
May 2, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
39.550, -85.780

Hail, Union

When
May 2, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.720, -85.020

Hail, Tipton

When
May 2, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Tipton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.330, -86.080

Hail, Wells

When
May 2, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Wells County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.730, -85.170

Hail, Blackford

When
May 2, 10:05 AM CST
Where
Blackford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.450, -85.370

Hail, Blackford

When
May 2, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Blackford County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
40.450, -85.370

Hail, Adams

When
May 2, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.600, -84.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
May 2, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
39.420, -85.880

Hail, Bartholomew

When
May 2, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Bartholomew County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -85.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartholomew

When
May 2, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Bartholomew County
Measured
74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates
39.200, -85.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartholomew

When
May 2, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Bartholomew County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
39.220, -85.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess

When
May 2, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Daviess County
Coordinates
38.680, -87.070

Hail, Bartholomew

When
May 2, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Bartholomew County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.200, -85.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley

When
May 2, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Ripley County
Coordinates
39.120, -85.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley

When
May 2, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Ripley County
Coordinates
38.950, -85.200

Tornado, Pike

When
May 2, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.400, -87.400

Hail, Shelby

When
May 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.380, -85.830

Hail, Bartholomew

When
May 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Bartholomew County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -85.770

Hail, Decatur

When
May 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.350, -85.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
May 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.430, -85.630

Hail, Rush

When
May 2, 2:57 PM CST
Where
Rush County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.500, -85.470

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: 10019750, 10019751, 10019752, 10019753, 10016153, 10016366, 10016367, 10016368, 10016369, 10016370, 10016371, 10016372, 10016373, 10016374, 10016375, 10016376, 10016377, 10016378, 10016379, 10016380, 10016381, 10016382, 10016383.