Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 13, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 13, 1994
Start: 1994-06-13T13:20
End: 1994-06-13T20:51
Location: Indiana

June 13, 1994 · 26 events in 8 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 26 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: $70,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Porter

When: June 13, 1:20 PM EST
Where: Porter County, Portage
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lake

When: June 13, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Lake County, Schererville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lake

When: June 13, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Lake County, Griffith
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Porter

When: June 13, 3:21 PM EST
Where: Porter County, Chesterton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: June 13, 4:10 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, Wyatt
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed by 60 mph winds.

Hail, La Porte

When: June 13, 4:19 PM EST
Where: La Porte County, Kingsford Heights
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.549, -86.742 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, St. Joseph

When: June 13, 4:44 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, Lakeville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: June 13, 4:45 PM EST
Where: La Porte County
Coordinates: 41.549, -86.742 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down hundreds of trees and numerous power lines throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: June 13, 4:45 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, Lakeville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: June 13, 4:52 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, Potato Creek
Measured: 2 kt (2 mph)
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, La Porte

When: June 13, 5:10 PM EST
Where: La Porte County, Pinola
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 41.549, -86.742 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: June 13, 5:11 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, Walkerton
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down bye 60 to 70 mph winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When: June 13, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Elkhart County, Wakarusa
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.597, -85.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When: June 13, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Elkhart County, Wakarusa
Coordinates: 41.597, -85.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When: June 13, 5:37 PM EST
Where: Elkhart County, Nappanee
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.597, -85.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: June 13, 5:38 PM EST
Where: Marshall County, Bremen
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: June 13, 5:42 PM EST
Where: Kosciusko County, Leesburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.244, -85.861 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down.

Hail, Marshall

When: June 13, 5:48 PM EST
Where: Marshall County, Lapaz
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: June 13, 6:06 PM EST
Where: Marshall County, Koontz Lake
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: June 13, 6:18 PM EST
Where: Kosciusko County, Leesburg
Coordinates: 41.244, -85.861 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were uprooted or snapped off.

Hail, Marshall

When: June 13, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarter inch diameter hail fell just west of Plymouth.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: June 13, 6:34 PM EST
Where: Kosciusko County, Leesburg
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.244, -85.861 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tractor semi-trailer was blown over and damaged. Downed trees blocked several roads.

Hail, Starke

When: June 13, 7:24 PM EST
Where: Starke County, Koontz Lake
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.281, -86.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Starke

When: June 13, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Starke County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.281, -86.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds of 70 mph were reported just west of Knox.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: June 13, 8:45 PM EST
Where: La Porte County, Lacrosse
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.549, -86.742 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds of 60 mph were reported. A large tree was blown down, and blocked the highway 0.50 mile south of LaCrosse.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: June 13, 8:51 PM EST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds of 60 mph were reported just southwest of Plymouth. , Jackson County Reddington,16,1243EST,,,0,0,0,0,Thunderstorm Winds Trees 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.

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, June 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: 10322031, 10322206, 10322207, 10322032, 10322224, 10322191, 10322225, 10322192, 10322226, 10322227, 10322193, 10322228, 10322417, 10322418, 10322419, 10321837, 10322156, 10321838, 10321839, 10322157, 10321840, 10322158, 10321406, 10321407, 10322194, 10321841.