Indiana, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 11, 1987

April 11, 1987 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Warren

When
April 11, 4:27 PM EST
Where
Warren County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
40.450, -87.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
April 11, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
40.450, -87.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe

When
April 11, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Coordinates
40.420, -87.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Fountain

When
April 11, 5:39 PM CST
Where
Fountain County
Coordinates
40.300, -87.250

Tornado, Tipton

When
April 11, 6:45 PM EST
Where
Tipton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
40.280, -86.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When
April 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Hancock County
Coordinates
39.780, -85.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
April 11, 6:57 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
39.780, -86.150

Hail, Tippecanoe

When
April 11, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.470, -86.930

What these are

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10016617, 10016618, 10016619, 10016620, 10016622, 10016621, 10016623, 10016624.