Indiana, 1994

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 23, 1994

June 23, 1994 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
1
Property damage
$1.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When
June 23, 2:11 PM EST
Where
White County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
40.750, -86.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was blown over south of Monticello. Near Wolcott a barn was heavily damaged, and a person was injured.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When
June 23, 2:25 PM EST
Where
White County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
40.750, -86.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi-trailor on Interstate 65 near United States Highway 24.

Tornado, Jay

When
June 23, 2:55 PM EST
Where
Jay County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
110 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
40.450, -84.980

The tornado touched down one tenth of a mile west of County Road 149 on County Road 150. The tornado moved northeast destroying a pole barn. It took the roof off a second barn and damaged the adjacent house. Power lines and trees were also blown down. Carroll County,23,1500EST,,,0,0,0,0,Thunderstorm Winds Trees were downed near Deer Creek.

Tornado, Jay

When
June 23, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Jay County, Salamonia
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
40.380, -84.880

The tornado was very small, and touched down briefly in an open field just west of Salamonia producing minor crop damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Switzerland

When
June 23, 7:25 PM EST
Where
Switzerland County
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
38.826, -85.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down in the southern part of the county.

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.
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

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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: 10321964, 10321965, 10322077, 10322078, 10321814.