Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 24, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 24, 1995
Start: 1995-05-24T16:15
End: 1995-05-24T19:15
Location: Indiana

May 24, 1995 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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: $3,000
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

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:17 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Bartholomew

When: May 24, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Bartholomew County, Columbus
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartholomew

When: May 24, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Bartholomew County, Columbus
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed on the west side of Columbus.

Hail, Franklin

When: May 24, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Versailles
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, some on power lines and across a county road. Ripley County Northwest part of co,28,2208EST,,,0,0,4K,0,Thunderstorm Winds Trees were downed across Route 700.

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.

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: 10322932, 10322933, 10322499.