Indiana, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 2, 1987

June 2, 1987 · NWS IND · 22 events in 19 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jasper

When
June 2, 11:51 AM CST
Where
Jasper County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.200, -87.200

Tornado, Clinton

When
June 2, 2:56 PM EST
Where
Clinton County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
40.370, -86.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
June 2, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
40.280, -87.300

Hail, Whitley

When
June 2, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Whitley County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.050, -85.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Vermillion

When
June 2, 3:43 PM CST
Where
Vermillion County
Coordinates
40.050, -87.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe

When
June 2, 3:47 PM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Coordinates
40.280, -87.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Fountain

When
June 2, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Fountain County
Coordinates
39.970, -87.280

Tornado, Hendricks

When
June 2, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Hendricks County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.850, -86.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
June 2, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
39.770, -86.820

Hail, Hamilton

When
June 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.080, -86.170

Hail, Hamilton

When
June 2, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -86.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 2, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
40.070, -85.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
June 2, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
39.500, -86.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
June 2, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
39.030, -86.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
June 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Coordinates
39.130, -86.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartholomew

When
June 2, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Bartholomew County
Coordinates
39.130, -86.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartholomew

When
June 2, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Bartholomew County
Coordinates
39.080, -85.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
June 2, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Coordinates
39.130, -85.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Jennings

When
June 2, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Jennings County
Coordinates
39.100, -85.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley

When
June 2, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Ripley County
Coordinates
39.130, -85.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Dearborn

When
June 2, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Dearborn County
Coordinates
39.070, -85.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Dearborn

When
June 2, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Dearborn County
Coordinates
39.130, -84.870

What these are

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.
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.

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

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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: 10017744, 10017747, 10017745, 10017746, 10017748, 10017749, 10017750, 10017752, 10017751, 10017753, 10017754, 10017755, 10017756, 10017757, 10017758, 10017759, 10017760, 10017761, 10017762, 10017763, 10017764, 10017765.