Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 28, 1993

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 28, 1993
Start: 1993-05-28T15:31
End: 1993-05-28T21:05
Location: Indiana

May 28, 1993 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $60,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Benton

When: May 28, 3:31 PM EST
Where: Benton County, Otterbein
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.6 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.500, -87.150

A small tornado downed utility poles and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When: May 28, 8:02 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, Brownsburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.770, -86.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: May 28, 8:10 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County
Coordinates: 40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in the south central part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: May 28, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Anderson
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust of 63 mph was measured at the Anderson Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: May 28, 8:45 PM EST
Where: Henry County, New Castle
Coordinates: 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: May 28, 8:50 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Morristown
Coordinates: 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: May 28, 9:05 PM EST
Where: Wayne County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed, mainly in the Hagerstown and Fountain City areas. Two miles northwest of Fountain City the roof was blown off a barn.

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.
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 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 1993 Warnings in Indiana, May 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: 10322936, 10322481, 10322453, 10321784, 10322508, 10322180, 10321909.