Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 6, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 6, 1994
Start: 1994-07-06T07:31
End: 1994-07-06T18:31
Location: Indiana

July 6, 1994 · 17 events in 10 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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: $125,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Joseph

When: July 6, 7:31 AM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, South Bend
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph winds downed trees and power lines.

Hail, St. Joseph

When: July 6, 7:32 AM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, Michiana Regional Air
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph winds downed trees and power lines.

Hail, St. Joseph

When: July 6, 2:30 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, Mishawaka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: July 6, 2:30 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, Mishawaka
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph winds downed trees and power lines.

Hail, Decatur

When: July 6, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Decatur County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail fell in a swath from just southeast of Greensburg to Kingston. There was widespread damage to buildings and crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When: July 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Decatur County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Highway signs were blown down along Interstate 74 east of Greensburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When: July 6, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Rush County, Rushville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.620, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof of a building was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 6, 4:12 PM EST
Where: Henry County
Coordinates: 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Law enforcement estimated winds of 70 mph near Straughn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: July 6, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 40.158, -85.011 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed in the southern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 6, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Wayne County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several utility poles and numerous large tree limbs were downed in the county.

Hail, Lake

When: July 6, 5:48 PM EST
Where: Lake County, Lowell
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five willow trees were downed at a golf course.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: July 6, 5:48 PM EST
Where: Lake County, Schererville
Coordinates: 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five willow trees were downed at a golf course.

Hail, Allen

When: July 6, 5:56 PM EST
Where: Allen County, Harlan
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several autos were damaged, and there was also some crop damage. Damage was estimated at $8,000.

Hail, Allen

When: July 6, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Allen County, Grabil
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several autos were damaged, and there was also some crop damage. Damage was estimated at $8,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: July 6, 6:05 PM EST
Where: De Kalb County, Spencerville
Coordinates: 41.398, -84.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large branches were blown down.

Hail, Allen

When: July 6, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarter inch hail fell just west of Grabil.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: July 6, 6:31 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Kilmore
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

In Kilmore several houses sustained roof damage, and a metal shed outside of Kilmore was destroyed.

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

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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: 10322231, 10322232, 10322233, 10322234, 10322343, 10322344, 10322172, 10322516, 10322096, 10321915, 10322208, 10322209, 10322884, 10322885, 10322324, 10322886, 10322307.