Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, March 27, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, March 27, 1991
Start: 1991-03-27T02:40
End: 1991-03-27T21:00
Location: Indiana

March 27, 1991 · NWS SBN · 44 events in 26 counties and zones

22 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 4 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
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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 6
Property damage: $25 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 44

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

22 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lake

When: March 27, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Lake County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.580, -87.480

Hail, Lake

When: March 27, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.420, -87.370

Hail, Porter

When: March 27, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Porter County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.600, -87.170

Hail, Lake

When: March 27, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.620, -87.350

Hail, La Porte

When: March 27, 4:55 PM CST
Where: La Porte County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.720, -86.880

Hail, La Porte

When: March 27, 5:02 PM CST
Where: La Porte County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.630, -86.720

Tornado, Tippecanoe

When: March 27, 6:10 PM EST
Where: Tippecanoe County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 40.550, -86.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: March 27, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 41.430, -87.380

Tornado, Cass

When: March 27, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Cass County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 40.880, -86.270

Hail, Wabash

When: March 27, 5:43 PM CST
Where: Wabash County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.970, -85.920

Hail, Carroll

When: March 27, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.670, -86.720

Hail, Pulaski

When: March 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.050, -86.620

Hail, Starke

When: March 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Starke County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.380, -86.600

Hail, La Porte

When: March 27, 6:10 PM CST
Where: La Porte County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.420, -86.780

Hail, St. Joseph

When: March 27, 6:15 PM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.670, -86.250

Tornado, Madison

When: March 27, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.300, -85.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: March 27, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Kosciusko County
Coordinates: 41.420, -85.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When: March 27, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.520, -85.830

Hail, Kosciusko

When: March 27, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Kosciusko County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.230, -85.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: March 27, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 40.030, -86.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: March 27, 6:59 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.570, -86.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: March 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 39.780, -86.150

Hail, Whitley

When: March 27, 7:02 PM CST
Where: Whitley County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.180, -85.450

Tornado, Steuben

When: March 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Steuben County
Rating: F3
Path length: 14.6 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 41.530, -85.070

Hail, De Kalb

When: March 27, 7:21 PM CST
Where: De Kalb County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.350, -85.130

Hail, Whitley

When: March 27, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Whitley County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.170, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabash

When: March 27, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Wabash County
Coordinates: 40.820, -85.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: March 27, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 40.100, -85.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: March 27, 7:31 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 40.180, -85.400

Hail, Allen

When: March 27, 7:34 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.220, -85.070

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: March 27, 7:35 PM CST
Where: De Kalb County
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.500, -85.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: March 27, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Coordinates: 40.550, -85.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: March 27, 7:49 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 41.070, -85.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Blackford

When: March 27, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Blackford County
Coordinates: 40.480, -85.230

Hail, Delaware

When: March 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.180, -85.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: March 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Coordinates: 40.520, -85.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Jay

When: March 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Jay County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.350, -85.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: March 27, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 39.970, -85.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: March 27, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 39.830, -84.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: March 27, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 39.820, -85.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: March 27, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 39.820, -85.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: March 27, 8:22 PM CST
Where: Henry County
Coordinates: 39.920, -85.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: March 27, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 39.880, -85.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: March 27, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 39.870, -85.020

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Steuben	1991-03-27				Direct
Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb	1991-03-27				Direct

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 1991 Warnings in Indiana, March 1991

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: 10016887, 10016888, 10016889, 10016890, 10016891, 10016892, 10016898, 10016893, 10016901, 10016894, 10016895, 10016896, 10016897, 10016899, 10016900, 10016909, 10016902, 10016903, 10016904, 10016905, 10016906, 10016907, 10016908, 10016910, 10016911, 10016912, 10016913, 10016914, 10016915, 10016916, 10016917, 10016918, 10016919, 10016920, 10016921, 10016922, 10016923, 10016924, 10016925, 10016926, and more.