Indiana, 1985Tornado and Hail in Indiana, September 9, 1985
September 9, 1985 · NWS R · 15 events in 11 counties and zones
11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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
11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- September 9, 11:33 AM CST
- Where
- Noble County
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -85.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley
- When
- September 9, 11:33 AM CST
- Where
- Whitley County
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -85.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- September 9, 11:36 AM CST
- Where
- Steuben County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.700, -85.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko
- When
- September 9, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Kosciusko County
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -85.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- September 9, 12:06 PM CST
- Where
- Allen County
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -85.130
Hail, Wells
- When
- September 9, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Wells County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.720, -85.170
Hail, Wells
- When
- September 9, 3:11 PM CST
- Where
- Wells County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.680, -85.120
Tornado, St. Joseph
- When
- September 9, 3:22 PM CST
- Where
- St. Joseph County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.3 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -86.250
Hail, Cass
- When
- September 9, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -86.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Jay
- When
- September 9, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jay County
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -84.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- September 9, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -86.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- September 9, 6:29 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Coordinates
- 40.050, -86.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- September 9, 6:44 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -86.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- September 9, 6:44 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Coordinates
- 39.980, -86.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- September 9, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -86.150
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 9, 19850.75 in hail · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 9, 19856 events
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, September 9, 198556 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 9, 19853 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 9, 19852 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 9, 198556 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail in Oklahoma, September 9, 19850.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Colorado, September 9, 19851 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Idaho, September 9, 19851.5 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado in Illinois, September 9, 1985F0 · 1 event
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: 10018708, 10018709, 10018710, 10018711, 10018712, 10018713, 10018714, 10018715, 10018716, 10018717, 10018718, 10018719, 10018720, 10018721, 10018722.