Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 19, 1996

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 19, 1996
Start: 1996-04-19T20:58
End: 1996-04-19T21:05
Location: Indiana

April 19, 1996 · NWS LOT · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorm winds gusted to 100 mph at the Plymouth Airport, about 2 miles north of Plymouth. S.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LOT wrote it up.

Thunderstorm winds gusted to 100 mph at the Plymouth Airport, about 2 miles north of Plymouth. A semi-tractor trailer was overturned on U.S. 30 1 1/2 miles west of Plymouth. Trees and the roof of a home were damaged in Plymouth. Golfball hail fell.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Marshall

When: April 19, 8:58 PM EST to 9:05 PM EST
Where: Marshall County, 2 mi W of Plymouth
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: April 19, 8:58 PM EST to 9:05 PM EST
Where: Marshall County, 2 mi W of Plymouth
Measured: 2 kt (2 mph)
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, April 1996

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: 5540449, 5724922.