Hail in Indiana, May 9, 1996

Name: Hail in Indiana, May 9, 1996
Start: 1996-05-09T17:57
End: 1996-05-09T18:02
Location: Indiana

May 9, 1996 · NWS IWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Three-quarter inch diameter hail fell on North Manchester with no damage reported.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What happened

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Three-quarter inch diameter hail fell on North Manchester with no damage reported.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wabash

When: May 9, 5:57 PM EST to 6:02 PM EST
Where: Wabash County, North Manchester
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.000, -85.770

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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, May 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: 5559580.