Hail, Harrison
- When
- February 27, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Corydon
- Measured
- 0.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -86.120
Hail in Indiana, February 27, 1996
Quarter inch hail reported by the public and relayed by the sheriff in Corydon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 LMK wrote it up.
Quarter inch hail reported by the public and relayed by the sheriff in Corydon.
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1996
- Cold in New Hampshire, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 27, 1996
- Heat in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 27, 1996
- Hail in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, February 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: 5537685.