Indiana, 1986

Tornado and Hail in Indiana, May 7, 1986

May 7, 1986 · NWS IND · 19 events in 15 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 5 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Decatur

When
May 7, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -85.530

Hail, Decatur

When
May 7, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.320, -85.330

Hail, Ripley

When
May 7, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Ripley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -85.220

Hail, Clinton

When
May 7, 3:01 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.280, -86.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 7, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
40.100, -86.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 7, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
40.100, -86.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When
May 7, 4:09 PM CST
Where
Hendricks County
Coordinates
39.850, -86.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 7, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.780, -86.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 7, 4:11 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
39.700, -86.320

Tornado, Rush

When
May 7, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Rush County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.580, -85.580

Hail, Vermillion

When
May 7, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Vermillion County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.670, -87.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
May 7, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
39.430, -86.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
May 7, 4:42 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
39.480, -86.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
May 7, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
39.630, -85.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 7, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
39.780, -86.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When
May 7, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Sullivan County
Coordinates
39.250, -87.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
May 7, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Coordinates
38.400, -85.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
May 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
38.520, -86.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 7, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
38.620, -86.280

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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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: 10019872, 10019873, 10019874, 10019875, 10019876, 10019877, 10019878, 10019879, 10019880, 10019886, 10019881, 10019882, 10019883, 10019884, 10019885, 10019887, 10019888, 10019889, 10019890.