Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 16, 1995

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 16, 1995
Start: 1995-07-16T14:20
End: 1995-07-16T19:50
Location: Indiana

July 16, 1995 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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: $32,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: July 16, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Marshall County, Plymouth
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: July 16, 3:10 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, South Bend
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: July 16, 3:30 PM EST
Where: La Porte County, La Porte
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.549, -86.742 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff reported extensive tree and power line damage from winds estimated to be 55 to 70 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: July 16, 3:50 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, South Bend
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down. Heavy rain caused street flooding.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: July 16, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Johnson County, Franklin
Coordinates: 39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down an acre of corn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 16, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Shelby County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed west of Shelbyville.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: July 16, 5:40 PM EST
Where: White County, Monticello
Coordinates: 40.750, -86.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous tree limbs and power lines were downed. Extensive flooding of roads occurred, mainly east of Route 39.

Tornado, Shelby

When: July 16, 6:52 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, Shelbyville
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 39.400, -85.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess

When: July 16, 7:06 PM EST
Where: Daviess County, Washington
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 60 mph wind gust was reported at Washington where several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Martin

When: July 16, 7:36 PM EST
Where: Martin County, Loogootee
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large limbs were blown down in Loogootee.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartholomew

When: July 16, 7:50 PM EST
Where: Bartholomew County, Columbus
Coordinates: 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

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

Every storm in Indiana in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 1995 Warnings in Indiana, July 1995

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: 10321848, 10321405, 10322196, 10327992, 10322146, 10322216, 10321968, 10322217, 10322320, 10321852, 10322935.