Storms in Indiana in 1985
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Indiana in 1985, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Indiana in 1985 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 213
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $5.1 million
- Episodes
- 35
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 147 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 58 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 11 | $5.1 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1985
April 1985
May 1985
- Hail in Indiana, May 12, 1985
- Hail in Indiana, May 13, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 14, 1985
- Hail in Indiana, May 26, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, May 27, 1985
- Hail in Indiana, May 31, 1985
June 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 2, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 4, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 9, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 11, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 13, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, June 15, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 23, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 24, 1985
July 1985
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 4, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 5, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 9, 1985
- Hail in Indiana, July 10, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 13, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 14, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 15, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 21, 1985
August 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 6, 1985
- Hail in Indiana, August 7, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 13, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 14, 1985
- Hail in Indiana, August 18, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 24, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 29, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 30, 1985
September 1985
November 1985
More
Every year in IndianaEvery state in 1985Tornadoes in Indiana in 198519841986
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.