Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 7, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 7, 1995
Start: 1995-06-07T17:00
End: 1995-06-07T22:45
Location: Indiana

June 7, 1995 · 23 events in 13 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 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: 13
Property damage: $253,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:17 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Lake

When: June 7, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Lake County, Hammond
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball- to ping-pong ball-size hail fell at Hammond. Half an inch to three-quarters inch hail and 54 mph winds occurred at Gary Airport. Tree limbs and power lines were downed throughout the northern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: June 7, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Lake County, Whiting
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lake

When: June 7, 5:05 PM EST
Where: Lake County, Hammond
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lake

When: June 7, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Lake County, Gary
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Porter

When: June 7, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Porter County, Chesterton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs fell on cars at Chesterton and Valparaiso. A tree also fell across Route 12 in Porter County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Porter

When: June 7, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Porter County, Valparaiso
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs fell on cars at Chesterton and Valparaiso. A tree also fell across Route 12 in Porter County.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: June 7, 5:35 PM EST
Where: La Porte County, Lacrosse
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.549, -86.742 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down on a truck.

Thunderstorm Wind, Starke

When: June 7, 5:52 PM EST
Where: Starke County, Knox
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.281, -86.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across Route 8 northwest of Knox. Winds were estimated to 90 mph in Knox. Two inches of rain fell in about 15 minutes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Starke

When: June 7, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Starke County, Knox
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates: 41.281, -86.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across Route 8 northwest of Knox. Winds were estimated to 90 mph in Knox. Two inches of rain fell in about 15 minutes.

Tornado, Fulton

When: June 7, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Rochester
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 41.070, -86.220

A tornado flipped over four mobile office homes south of Rochester. Two men were injured when a tree fell on their car and another man was injured when a limb flew through the window of his home. Trees were blown down at Akron. Some trees were down on cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: June 7, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Akron
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.047, -86.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: June 7, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Miami County, Macy
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, a barn was damaged, and there was some roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabash

When: June 7, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Wabash County
Property damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 40.846, -85.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and lines were blown down in Roann and Laketon. A building in Laketon received damage to its roof when a tree was blown over on it.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabash

When: June 7, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Wabash County, North Manchester
Property damage: $2
Coordinates: 40.846, -85.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was blown down just south of North Manchester. A 20-foot length of roof was blown off the water plant and and a farm wagon was blown over and destroyed in North Manchester. Trees and lines were reported down across the Northern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huntington

When: June 7, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Huntington County
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 40.829, -85.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and lines were blown down just north of Andrews on SR 105.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: June 7, 7:09 PM EST
Where: Miami County, Peru
Coordinates: 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huntington

When: June 7, 7:10 PM EST
Where: Huntington County, Huntington
Property damage: $0
Coordinates: 40.829, -85.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged in Huntington by blown over trees. Due to the damage and numbers of trees blocking the streets a state of emergency was declared in the town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When: June 7, 7:35 PM EST
Where: Wells County
Property damage: $2
Coordinates: 40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three homes were damaged in Rockford when trees were blown over on them. Also, trees were reported down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: June 7, 7:51 PM EST
Where: Adams County
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 40.746, -84.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across Northern Adams County. Several homes in Decatur sustained minor damage when trees blew over into them.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: June 7, 10:10 PM EST
Where: Marshall County, Plymouth
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down at U.S. 30 and Lylac Road near Plymouth. A funnel cloud was spotted by a pilot north of Plymouth.

Tornado, Marshall and Kosciusko

When: June 7, 10:30 PM EST to 10:35 PM EST
Where: Marshall and Kosciusko County, Bourbon to to Etna Green
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 41.300, -86.120

A tornado toppled five 138,000 volt power line towers at Bourbon. At Etna Green, winds flipped over three mobile homes injuring three people.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: June 7, 10:40 PM EST
Where: Kosciusko County, Atwood
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.244, -85.861 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A chicken house in Atwood was destroyed. At Warsaw, winds of 60 to 70 mph forced a car off the road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: June 7, 10:45 PM EST
Where: Kosciusko County, Warsaw
Coordinates: 41.244, -85.861 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A chicken house in Atwood was destroyed. At Warsaw, winds of 60 to 70 mph forced a car off the road.

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.
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, June 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: 10321379, 10321380, 10321381, 10321382, 10322033, 10322034, 10322195, 10321408, 10321409, 10322533, 10322534, 10321892, 10322388, 10321858, 10322425, 10321893, 10322426, 10321961, 10322845, 10321846, 10321849, 10322159, 10322160.