Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 31, 12:55 AM EST
- Where
- Marion County
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The roof was blown off a building on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 31, 1993
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $500
- Events
- 3
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
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Madison
- When
- August 31, 1:40 AM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Anderson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- August 31, 3:15 AM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Woodburn
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A barn was destroyed by downburst winds. Damage was estimated at $40,000. A horse received minor injuries.
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
- Tornado and Hail in New York, August 31, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, August 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, August 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 31, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 31, 1993
- Tornado in Kentucky, August 31, 1993
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Maine, August 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 31, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 31, 1993
More
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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: 10322348, 10321785, 10322849.