Indiana, 1987

Tornado and Hail in Indiana, June 15, 1987

June 15, 1987 · NWS IND · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
6

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When
June 15, 2:20 PM CST
Where
St. Joseph County
Coordinates
41.670, -86.380

Hail, Madison

When
June 15, 2:38 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.150, -85.730

Hail, Delaware

When
June 15, 2:39 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.180, -85.400

Tornado, Hendricks

When
June 15, 3:46 PM EST
Where
Hendricks County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.800, -86.580

Hail, Marion

When
June 15, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
39.830, -86.030

Hail, Marion

When
June 15, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.900, -86.330

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.

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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: 10017080, 10017081, 10017082, 10017085, 10017083, 10017084.