Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 15, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 15, 1988
Start: 1988-05-15T14:48
End: 1988-05-15T16:40
Location: Indiana

May 15, 1988 · NWS IND · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 7
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

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jasper

When: May 15, 2:48 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.200, -87.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Starke

When: May 15, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Starke County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.300, -86.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Starke

When: May 15, 3:26 PM CST
Where: Starke County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.300, -86.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: May 15, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.470, -85.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: May 15, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.500, -85.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When: May 15, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Coordinates: 41.620, -86.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange

When: May 15, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Lagrange County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.530, -85.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When: May 15, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Steuben County
Measured: 72 kt (83 mph)
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.630, -85.000

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, May 1988

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: 10020018, 10020019, 10020020, 10020021, 10020022, 10020023, 10020024, 10020025.