Indiana, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Indiana, May 18, 1995

May 18, 1995 · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$245,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 Indianapolis radar (KIND), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:49 UTC.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fountain

When
May 18, 2:50 PM EST
Where
Fountain County, Attica
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
May 18, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Pike County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess

When
May 18, 3:28 PM EST
Where
Daviess County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down across the county.Record or near record rainfall across southwest Indiana, southeast Illinois, as well as west and south-central Kentucky produced widespread flash flooding during the month of May. Thirteen and fifty-one hundredths inches of rain was recorded in Evansville, with 4.92 inches falling on the 17th. Numerous roads were closed across the tri-state area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When
May 18, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Knox County, Countywide
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down across the county. Baseball-size hail was reported along the Gibson and Knox county line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson

When
May 18, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Gibson County, Countywide
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down across the county. Baseball-size hail was reported along the Gibson and Knox county line.

Hail, Clinton

When
May 18, 3:43 PM EST
Where
Clinton County, Mulberry
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Martin

When
May 18, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Martin County, Se Martin
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A brief tornado touchdown over a rural area of southeast Martin county clipped a few tree tops off. Elsewhere across the county, several trees and power lines were blown down by straight-line winds.

Hail, Wayne

When
May 18, 5:22 PM EST to 6:05 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Napoleon to Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another round of thunderstorms dropped one to two inches of additional rain on already saturated soil. This caused flooding of streams and some county roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
May 18, 8:06 PM EDT
Where
Clark County, Jeffersonville
Coordinates
38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark and Floyd

When
May 18, 8:10 PM EDT
Where
Clark and Floyd County
Coordinates
38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down on Clark/Floyd County Line 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.

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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: 10322470, 10321989, 10322365, 10322149, 10322536, 10322309, 10321851, 10321917, 10322296, 10322300.