Indiana, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, November 22, 1992

November 22, 1992 · 28 events in 21 counties and zones

21 tornado, 7 hail, 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
6
Property damage
$22 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
28

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

21 tornado, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Vigo

When
November 22, 1:06 PM CST
Where
Vigo County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
43 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.320, -87.380

Hail, Greene

When
November 22, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
38.920, -87.030

Tornado, Monroe

When
November 22, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Rating
F3
Path length
5.3 mi
Path width
867 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.250, -86.650

Hail, Owen

When
November 22, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Owen County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.220, -86.730

Tornado, Putnam

When
November 22, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Rating
F3
Path length
9 mi
Path width
867 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.720, -86.900

Tornado, Morgan

When
November 22, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Rating
F3
Path length
15 mi
Path width
867 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.400, -86.520

Hail, Putnam

When
November 22, 1:56 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.850, -86.980

Tornado, Montgomery

When
November 22, 2:07 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.870, -86.880

Tornado, Montgomery

When
November 22, 2:08 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Rating
F3
Path length
3 mi
Path width
867 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.870, -86.900

Hail, Marion

When
November 22, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.680, -86.270

Tornado, Marion

When
November 22, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F3
Path length
9 mi
Path width
433 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.870, -86.120

Tornado, Shelby

When
November 22, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Rating
F3
Path length
10 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.430, -85.880

Hail, Bartholomew

When
November 22, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Bartholomew County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
39.130, -85.820

Tornado, Hamilton

When
November 22, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.020, -85.880

Tornado, Hamilton

When
November 22, 3:23 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.970, -85.920

Tornado, Madison

When
November 22, 3:23 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.030, -85.850

Tornado, Bartholomew

When
November 22, 3:34 PM CST
Where
Bartholomew County
Rating
F2
Path length
4 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.150, -85.730

Tornado, Decatur

When
November 22, 3:42 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.220, -85.670

Tornado, Shelby

When
November 22, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.650, -85.670

Tornado, Hancock

When
November 22, 3:51 PM CST
Where
Hancock County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.720, -85.680

Tornado, Madison

When
November 22, 3:54 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
67 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.200, -85.680

Tornado, Rush

When
November 22, 3:54 PM CST
Where
Rush County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.720, -85.630

Tornado, Switzerland

When
November 22, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Switzerland County
Rating
F4
Path length
9.7 mi
Path width
73 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
38.780, -84.920

Hail, Fayette

When
November 22, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.600, -85.130

Tornado, Union

When
November 22, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Union County
Rating
F2
Path length
11 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.600, -84.980

Tornado, Wayne

When
November 22, 4:57 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.720, -84.830

Tornado, Jay

When
November 22, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Jay County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
7 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.430, -84.980

Hail, Franklin

When
November 22, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.400, -85.000

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10018114, 10155082, 10018115, 10155083, 10018116, 10018117, 10155084, 10018118, 10018119, 10155085, 10018120, 10018121, 10155086, 10018122, 10018123, 10018124, 10018125, 10016789, 10017001, 10017002, 10017003, 10017004, 10017005, 10155087, 10017006, 10017007, 10017008, 10155088.