Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 16 to 17, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 16 to 17, 1995
Start: 1995-05-16T11:00
End: 1995-05-17T00:45
Location: Indiana

May 16 to 17, 1995 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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: 0
Property damage: $4,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: May 16, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: May 16, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Shelby County
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, a utility pole was snapped, and there was some roof damage.

Hail, Franklin

When: May 16, 10:05 PM EST to May 17, 12:45 AM EST
Where: Franklin County, Milan and to Countywide
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dropped two to three inches of rain, which produced flooding of streams, streets, and poor drainage areas. Several roads had to be closed for several hours due to high water.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, May 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: 10322143, 10322213, 10322498.