Indiana, 1987

Tornado and Hail in Indiana, June 29, 1987

June 29, 1987 · NWS IND · 17 events in 14 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
June 29, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Coordinates
40.570, -87.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe

When
June 29, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Coordinates
40.420, -86.870

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When
June 29, 3:15 PM CST
Where
White County
Coordinates
40.770, -86.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
June 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Coordinates
40.750, -86.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When
June 29, 3:38 PM CST
Where
Miami County
Coordinates
40.720, -86.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Huntington

When
June 29, 4:07 PM CST
Where
Huntington County
Coordinates
40.820, -85.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
June 29, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
39.780, -86.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When
June 29, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Coordinates
40.480, -85.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When
June 29, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Wells County
Coordinates
40.730, -85.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
June 29, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
40.030, -86.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Huntington

When
June 29, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Huntington County
Coordinates
40.680, -85.430

Hail, Jay

When
June 29, 5:13 PM CST
Where
Jay County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.430, -84.980

Tornado, Hendricks

When
June 29, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Hendricks County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.770, -86.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
June 29, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
39.780, -86.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
June 29, 6:19 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Coordinates
40.000, -85.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
June 29, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
39.970, -85.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
June 29, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
39.820, -85.000

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.

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: 10017089, 10017090, 10017091, 10017092, 10017093, 10017094, 10017095, 10017096, 10017097, 10017098, 10017099, 10017100, 10017101, 10017102, 10017103, 10017104, 10017105.