Indiana, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 8, 1995

April 8, 1995 · 14 events in 8 counties and zones

12 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
$53
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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.

The radar

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Event by event

12 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When
April 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where
St. Joseph County, Blackford City
Property damage
$50
Coordinates
41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and lines were blown down at Dunkirk with a tree falling on a ,car and damaging it.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When
April 8, 3:10 AM EST
Where
St. Joseph County, Jay City
Property damage
$3
Coordinates
41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was destroyed and a mobile home received minor damage two miles north of Redkey. Additonally, a garage door was blown off.

Hail, Greene

When
April 8, 2:35 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Jasonville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When
April 8, 3:15 PM EST
Where
Franklin County, Brookville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ripley

When
April 8, 3:58 PM EST to 4:10 PM EST
Where
Ripley County, Osgood
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.104, -85.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dearborn

When
April 8, 4:10 PM EST
Where
Dearborn County, Lawerenceville to And Dillsboro
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarter-inch-diameter hail was reported in Dillsboro and one inch hail was reported in Lawerenceville.

Hail, Ripley

When
April 8, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Ripley County, Milan
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.104, -85.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ohio

When
April 8, 5:15 PM EST
Where
Ohio County, Rising Sun
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.950, -84.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greene

When
April 8, 5:40 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Newark
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Monroe

When
April 8, 6:48 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Harrodsburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.161, -86.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Floyd

When
April 8, 9:00 PM EDT
Where
Floyd County, Madison
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.319, -85.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drive-in theater damaged by straight-line gradient winds.

Hail, Greene

When
April 8, 8:50 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Jasonville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Floyd

When
April 8, 11:19 PM EDT
Where
Floyd County, Scottsburg
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.319, -85.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drive-in theater damaged by straight-line gradient winds.

Hail, Ripley

When
April 8, 10:35 PM EST
Where
Ripley County, Osgood
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.104, -85.262 (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.

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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: 10321399, 10321400, 10322448, 10322497, 10322109, 10322333, 10322110, 10321953, 10322449, 10321898, 10322467, 10322450, 10322468, 10322111.