Indiana, 1988

Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 3, 1988

April 3, 1988 · NWS IND · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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
2
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Parke

When
April 3, 11:18 AM CST
Where
Parke County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.770, -87.230

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When
April 3, 11:20 AM CST
Where
La Porte County
Coordinates
41.730, -86.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
April 3, 11:34 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
40.080, -87.070

Hail, Tippecanoe

When
April 3, 11:40 AM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.430, -86.870

Hail, Starke

When
April 3, 11:44 AM CST
Where
Starke County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.300, -86.630

Hail, St. Joseph

When
April 3, 11:50 AM CST
Where
St. Joseph County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.470, -86.480

Hail, Tippecanoe

When
April 3, 11:58 AM CST
Where
Tippecanoe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.220, -86.870

Hail, Huntington

When
April 3, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Huntington County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.970, -85.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When
April 3, 12:13 PM CST
Where
Hancock County
Coordinates
39.720, -85.700

Hail, Clinton

When
April 3, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.280, -86.520

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When
April 3, 12:20 PM CST
Where
St. Joseph County
Coordinates
41.650, -86.170

Hail, Jay

When
April 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Jay County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.430, -84.980

Hail, Allen

When
April 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.070, -85.130

Hail, Allen

When
April 3, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.070, -85.130

Hail, Allen

When
April 3, 1:33 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.220, -85.020

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.

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: 10019990, 10019991, 10019992, 10019993, 10019994, 10019995, 10019996, 10019997, 10019998, 10019999, 10020000, 10020001, 10020002, 10020003, 10020004.