Name: Tornado and Hail in Indiana, July 2, 1994
Start: 1994-07-02T12:29
End: 1994-07-02T14:18
Location: Indiana

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.

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: 0
Property damage: $105,000
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

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Madison

When: July 2, 12:29 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Pendleton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: July 2, 12:29 PM EST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 40.484, -86.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust of 59 mph was reported east of Kokomo.

Hail, Wells

When: July 2, 1:10 PM EST
Where: Wells County, Poneto
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down at State Route 218, just west of County Road 300 West. The tornado touched down several times over a one-half mile path, creating minor damage estimated at $5000. Twelve trees were damaged with large limbs blown down, a mobile home was damaged when a tree fell on it, and minor damage was done to a home. Some crop damage was noted in a corn field. The tornado moved east-northeast and lifted at County Road 300 West and State Route 218.

Tornado, Wells

When: July 2, 1:10 PM EST
Where: Wells County, Poneto
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.650, -85.280

A tornado touched down at State Route 218, just west of County Road 300 West. The tornado touched down several times over a one-half mile path, creating minor damage estimated at $5000. Twelve trees were damaged with large limbs blown down, a mobile home was damaged when a tree fell on it, and minor damage was done to a home. Some crop damage was noted in a corn field. The tornado moved east-northeast and lifted at County Road 300 West and State Route 218.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When: July 2, 1:35 PM EST
Where: Wells County, Liberty Center
Coordinates: 40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 2, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Henry County, New Castle
Coordinates: 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs were downed on the north side of New Castle.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 2, 2:18 PM EST
Where: Henry County, New Castle
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed.

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Indiana in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 1994 Warnings in Indiana, July 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: 10321792, 10322520, 10321957, 10321958, 10321959, 10322514, 10322515.