Indiana, 1997

Hail in Indiana, August 24, 1997

August 24, 1997 · NWS IND · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morgan

When
August 24, 7:21 PM EST to 7:23 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, 3 mi E of Martinsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.430, -86.380

Hail, Morgan

When
August 24, 7:21 PM EST to 7:23 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, 2 mi N of Martinsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -86.430

Hail, Johnson

When
August 24, 7:30 PM EST to 7:32 PM EST
Where
Johnson County, Trafalgar
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.420, -86.150

Hail, Morgan

When
August 24, 7:30 PM EST to 7:32 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, Morgantown
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.370, -86.270

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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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: 5621219, 5621220, 5621221, 5621222.