Indiana, 1996

Tornadoes in Indiana, April 19, 1996

April 19, 1996 · NWS IND · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A supercell having produced golfball to baseball size hail from eastern Illinois to central Indiana produced a weak tornado in the south suburbs of Indianapolis. In Morgan county the tornado destroyed 6 buildings and damaged nearly 50 others.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
5
Property damage
$4.0 million
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 IND wrote it up.

A supercell having produced golfball to baseball size hail from eastern Illinois to central Indiana produced a weak tornado in the south suburbs of Indianapolis. In Morgan county the tornado destroyed 6 buildings and damaged nearly 50 others. The main damage was between Five Points and Waverly and was concentrated in the Fox Hill area.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Morgan

When
April 19, 7:40 PM EST to 7:44 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, Mooresville to 3 mi E of Mooresville
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.0 million
Coordinates
39.620, -86.320

Tornado, Johnson

When
April 19, 7:44 PM EST to 7:48 PM EST
Where
Johnson County, Mooresville to 6 mi E of Mooresville
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$2.0 million
Coordinates
39.620, -86.250

What these are

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.

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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: 5549645, 5549646.