Indiana, 1985

Tornado and Hail in Indiana, May 27, 1985

May 27, 1985 · NWS AT · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
May 27, 11:43 AM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
40.450, -87.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
May 27, 11:43 AM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
40.320, -87.370

Hail, White

When
May 27, 11:57 AM CST
Where
White County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.870, -86.870

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When
May 27, 12:05 PM CST
Where
White County
Coordinates
40.670, -86.850

Hail, Pulaski

When
May 27, 12:06 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.930, -86.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe

When
May 27, 12:10 PM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Coordinates
40.480, -86.750

Hail, Whitley

When
May 27, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Whitley County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.170, -85.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
May 27, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
41.050, -86.220

Tornado, Marion

When
May 27, 2:33 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.830, -86.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When
May 27, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Hendricks County
Coordinates
39.880, -86.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 27, 4:38 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
39.830, -86.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When
May 27, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Hancock County
Coordinates
39.900, -85.920

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Indiana in 1985Every state in 1985This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Indiana, 1985

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: 10016467, 10016468, 10016469, 10016470, 10016471, 10016472, 10016473, 10016474, 10016475, 10016476, 10016477, 10016478.