Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 8, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 8, 1994
Start: 1994-08-08T17:33
End: 1994-08-08T19:48
Location: Indiana

August 8, 1994 · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: $2,000
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

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Miami

When: August 8, 5:33 PM EST
Where: Miami County, Miami
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 8, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Pulaski County to Pulaski
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.042, -86.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Miami

When: August 8, 5:46 PM EST
Where: Miami County, Miami
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabash

When: August 8, 6:10 PM EST
Where: Wabash County, Wabash
Coordinates: 40.846, -85.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Cass

When: August 8, 6:16 PM EST
Where: Cass County, Cass
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.762, -86.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines blown down near Hutsonville Illinois.

Hail, Vigo

When: August 8, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Vigo County, Vigo
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines blown down near Hutsonville Illinois.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: August 8, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Crawford
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 38.292, -86.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines blown down near Hutsonville Illinois.

Hail, Fountain

When: August 8, 7:48 PM EST
Where: Fountain County, Fountain
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning critically injured a woman at a bus stop on Indianapolis' northwest side. Mary Cooke, age 63, was knocked unconscious after being struck. She died August 16th from cardiac arrest and heart damage that were the result of the lightning strike. (F63O)

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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, August 1994

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: 10321887, 10322042, 10321888, 10322385, 10322286, 10322379, 10322312, 10322469.