Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 5, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 5, 1994
Start: 1994-07-05T13:53
End: 1994-07-05T17:20
Location: Indiana

July 5, 1994 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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: $100,000
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, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabash

When: July 5, 1:53 PM EST
Where: Wabash County
Coordinates: 40.846, -85.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across the northern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley

When: July 5, 1:59 PM EST
Where: Whitley County, South
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.139, -85.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down and several homes sustained minor roof damage. Damage was estimated at $6,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huntington

When: July 5, 2:05 PM EST
Where: Huntington County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.829, -85.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of three homes, blew off a porch, and damaged an attached garage in northern Huntington County, near the Whitley County line. Damage was estimated at $9,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When: July 5, 2:23 PM EST
Where: Wells County
Coordinates: 40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down just west of Ossian, just north of U.S. 224 south of Ossian, and just south of Bluffton.

Hail, Carroll

When: July 5, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Delphi
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Warren

When: July 5, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Pine Village
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: July 5, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Benton County, Boswell
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.606, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history 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: 10322384, 10321971, 10322424, 10321960, 10323008, 10321863, 10322939.