Tornado and Hail in Indiana, March 28, 1985

Name: Tornado and Hail in Indiana, March 28, 1985
Start: 1985-03-28T04:45
End: 1985-03-28T19:41
Location: Indiana

March 28, 1985 · NWS R · 26 events in 13 counties and zones

21 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 7
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

21 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cass

When: March 28, 4:45 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.870, -86.320

Hail, La Porte

When: March 28, 2:02 PM CST
Where: La Porte County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.420, -86.720

Hail, Noble

When: March 28, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.380, -85.550

Hail, Kosciusko

When: March 28, 2:06 PM CST
Where: Kosciusko County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.420, -85.750

Hail, La Porte

When: March 28, 2:20 PM CST
Where: La Porte County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.400, -86.750

Hail, Porter

When: March 28, 2:34 PM CST
Where: Porter County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.320, -87.200

Hail, Starke

When: March 28, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Starke County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.380, -86.600

Hail, Noble

When: March 28, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.450, -85.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: March 28, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Coordinates: 41.320, -85.450

Hail, La Porte

When: March 28, 2:58 PM CST
Where: La Porte County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.430, -86.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: March 28, 3:03 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Coordinates: 41.450, -86.320

Hail, De Kalb

When: March 28, 3:04 PM CST
Where: De Kalb County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.430, -85.100

Hail, Steuben

When: March 28, 3:11 PM CST
Where: Steuben County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.620, -85.030

Hail, Noble

When: March 28, 4:16 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.330, -85.500

Hail, Kosciusko

When: March 28, 4:28 PM CST
Where: Kosciusko County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.280, -86.050

Hail, De Kalb

When: March 28, 4:38 PM CST
Where: De Kalb County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.350, -85.130

Hail, Whitley

When: March 28, 4:43 PM CST
Where: Whitley County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.120, -85.480

Hail, Whitley

When: March 28, 4:49 PM CST
Where: Whitley County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.230, -85.320

Hail, Allen

When: March 28, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.200, -85.020

Tornado, Allen

When: March 28, 5:04 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.080, -85.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: March 28, 5:09 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.080, -85.170

Hail, Allen

When: March 28, 5:21 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.120, -84.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: March 28, 5:21 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 41.130, -84.850

Hail, St. Joseph

When: March 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.670, -86.170

Hail, Allen

When: March 28, 6:02 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.230, -85.170

Hail, Elkhart

When: March 28, 7:41 PM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 41.530, -85.800

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10019797, 10019798, 10019799, 10019800, 10019801, 10019802, 10019803, 10019804, 10019805, 10019806, 10019807, 10019808, 10019809, 10019810, 10019811, 10019812, 10019813, 10019814, 10019815, 10019816, 10019817, 10019818, 10019819, 10019820, 10019821, 10019822.