Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 15, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 15, 1993
Start: 1993-04-15T13:15
End: 1993-04-15T17:05
Location: Indiana

April 15, 1993 · 27 events in 20 counties and zones

25 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

25 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: April 15, 1:15 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, Greencastle
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.666, -86.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed 5 miles northwest of Greencastle, and there was some minor damage to homes in the area. South of Fincastle a roof was blown of a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 15, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Indianapolis
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: April 15, 2:08 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Westfield
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 15, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Indianapolis
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: April 15, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Hancock County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: April 15, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Hancock County, Lines and Poles Were to McCordsville
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 15, 2:35 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Peru
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof was partially blown off a business on North Main Street in Elwood, and trees were downed 2 miles north of Alexandria.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 15, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Of A Building in Peru to Elwood
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof was partially blown off a business on North Main Street in Elwood, and trees were downed 2 miles north of Alexandria.

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley

When: April 15, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Whitley County, Columbia City
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.139, -85.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof was blown off a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: April 15, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Miami County, Bunker Hill
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Hail, Washington

When: April 15, 3:27 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Salem
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.600, -86.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds damaged the National Guard Armory. The wind damaged the roof and several large doors. Some military vehicles were also damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 15, 3:27 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Salem
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 38.600, -86.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds damaged the National Guard Armory. The wind damaged the roof and several large doors. Some military vehicles were also damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange

When: April 15, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Lagrange County, Warsaw to Syracuse
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 41.643, -85.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof was partially blown off a barn, 20 mobile homes were damaged, and one mobile home was destroyed. Trees and limbs were downed, and 31 vehicles were damaged by falling branches. Damage was estimated between $50,000 and $75,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange

When: April 15, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Lagrange County, And Trees Were to Shipshewana
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 41.643, -85.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: April 15, 3:56 PM EST
Where: Adams County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.746, -84.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

North of Decatur, the roof was peeled off a mobile home.

Hail, Franklin

When: April 15, 4:04 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Brookville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartholomew

When: April 15, 4:04 PM EST
Where: Bartholomew County
Coordinates: 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed between Columbus and Hope.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: April 15, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Adams County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.746, -84.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A well pump house was blown down northwest of Decatur.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: April 15, 4:12 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Shelbyville
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: April 15, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Utica
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Telephone poles were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: April 15, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Allen County, New Haven
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A drive in movie screen that was scheduled for demolition was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: April 15, 4:17 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Liberty
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 38.195, -86.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: April 15, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Harrison County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.195, -86.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When: April 15, 4:38 PM EST
Where: Rush County
Coordinates: 39.620, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed west of Rushville on State Route 52.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: April 15, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Scott County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.685, -85.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The top of a silo was blown off near New Providence.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: April 15, 4:49 PM EST
Where: Henry County to Knightstown
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and utility poles were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: April 15, 5:05 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Hagerstown
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Utility poles were downed.

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, April 1993

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: 10322044, 10321799, 10322452, 10321800, 10322471, 10322472, 10321393, 10321394, 10321969, 10321884, 10321864, 10321865, 10322197, 10322198, 10322840, 10322492, 10322895, 10322841, 10322179, 10322293, 10322848, 10322476, 10322477, 10322168, 10322177, 10322507, 10321908.