Indiana, 1994

Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 28, 1994

June 28, 1994 · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

11 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
$50,000
Events
12

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

11 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Franklin

When
June 28, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Franklin County, Goreville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail damaged crops in northeastern Franklin County, south of Liberty.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
June 28, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Patoka Lake
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
38.292, -86.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a storage shed and overturned a small boat and trailer at Wickliffe on the south side of Patoka Lake. St. Joseph County South Bend,28,1530EST,,,1,0,0,0,Lightning Lightning fatality just south of Cleveland Road on Riverside Drive near Boland Drive. Young boy was fishing on the St. Joseph River with his cousin. They took shelter under trees during the brief storm. (M16O)

Hail, Marshall

When
June 28, 4:12 PM EST
Where
Marshall County, Bremen
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elkhart

When
June 28, 4:48 PM EST
Where
Elkhart County, Middlebury
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.597, -85.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lagrange

When
June 28, 5:05 PM EST
Where
Lagrange County, Shipshewana
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.643, -85.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wabash

When
June 28, 5:40 PM EST
Where
Wabash County
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.846, -85.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Inch diameter hail 10 miles north of Wabash produced considerable crop damage.

Hail, Lagrange

When
June 28, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Lagrange County, Lagrange
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.643, -85.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Huntington

When
June 28, 6:19 PM EST
Where
Huntington County, Huntington
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.829, -85.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous reports of one to two inch diameter hail in the city caused damage to several cars and house rooftops.

Hail, De Kalb

When
June 28, 6:33 PM EST
Where
De Kalb County, Auburn
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.398, -84.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Huntington

When
June 28, 6:35 PM EST
Where
Huntington County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.829, -85.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail occurred just southeast of Huntington.

Hail, Wells

When
June 28, 6:36 PM EST
Where
Wells County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail just southeast of Zanesville.

Hail, Wells

When
June 28, 7:08 PM EST
Where
Wells County, Bluffton
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 10322496, 10322311, 10321843, 10322461, 10322199, 10322383, 10322200, 10322422, 10322323, 10322423, 10321922, 10321923.