Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1992

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1992
Start: 1992-05-17T12:05
End: 1992-05-17T15:12
Location: Indiana

May 17, 1992 · NWS IND · 8 events in 7 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: 0
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, Adams

When: May 17, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.650, -84.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: May 17, 10:14 AM PST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 40.430, -86.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When: May 17, 12:15 PM PST
Where: Wells County
Coordinates: 40.720, -85.220

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: May 17, 12:50 PM PST
Where: De Kalb County
Coordinates: 41.380, -85.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: May 17, 1:12 PM PST
Where: Morgan County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 39.430, -86.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: May 17, 1:45 PM PST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 39.470, -85.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: May 17, 1:45 PM PST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 39.700, -85.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Dearborn

When: May 17, 3:12 PM PST
Where: Dearborn County
Coordinates: 39.270, -84.820

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 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, May 1992

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: 10158228, 10019142, 10019143, 10019144, 10019145, 10019146, 10019147, 10019148.