Thunderstorm Wind, Starke
- When
- June 12, 3:04 PM EST
- Where
- Starke County, North Judson
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -86.780
Tornado and Hail in Indiana, June 12, 1998
22 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $300,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 26
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
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:06 UTC.
Event by event
22 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Noble
- When
- June 12, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, Wolflake
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -85.500
Hail, Noble
- When
- June 12, 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, 5 mi E of Rome City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -85.280
Hail, Noble
- When
- June 12, 3:12 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, Burr Oak
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -85.430
Hail, Marshall
- When
- June 12, 3:13 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Bourbon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.300, -86.120
Hail, Starke
- When
- June 12, 3:44 PM EST
- Where
- Starke County, Knox
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.300, -86.630
Hail, Whitley
- When
- June 12, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, Tri Lakes
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -85.430
Hail, Steuben
- When
- June 12, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, Hamilton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -84.920
Hail, De Kalb
- When
- June 12, 3:49 PM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, Auburn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -85.050
Hail, Kosciusko
- When
- June 12, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, 6 mi SE of North Webster
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -85.620
Hail, Whitley
- When
- June 12, 3:56 PM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, Churubusco
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.230, -85.320
Hail, Grant
- When
- June 12, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, 2 mi S of Marion
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.520, -85.580
Hail, Noble
- When
- June 12, 4:03 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, Merriam
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -85.430
Hail, Whitley
- When
- June 12, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, Tri Lakes
- Measured
- 4 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -85.430
Hail, Noble
- When
- June 12, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, 5 mi S of Albion
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -85.420
Tornado, La Porte
- When
- June 12, 4:17 PM EST
- Where
- La Porte County, 6 mi S of Westville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 41.470, -86.900
WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR U.S. 421 AND U.S. 30. A FEW FARMHOUSES SUFFERED SLIGHT ROOF DAMAGE.
Hail, St. Joseph
- When
- June 12, 4:22 PM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph County, South Bend
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -86.250
Hail, Kosciusko
- When
- June 12, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, Mentone
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -86.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko
- When
- June 12, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, Mentone
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -86.030
MANY LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN. SEVERAL HOUSES SUSTAINED MINOR TO MODERATE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
Hail, Whitley
- When
- June 12, 4:34 PM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, South Whitley to 2 mi of South Whitley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.080, -85.580
Hail, Allen
- When
- June 12, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Wallen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -85.170
Hail, Elkhart
- When
- June 12, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, 1 mi S of Elkhart
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -85.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- June 12, 4:48 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Wallen
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -85.170
Hail, Elkhart
- When
- June 12, 5:03 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, Elkhart
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -85.970
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 30.
Hail, Allen
- When
- June 12, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Ft Wayne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.070, -85.130
Hail, Allen
- When
- June 12, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Ft Wayne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.070, -85.130
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5647475, 5647453, 5647454, 5647455, 5647456, 5647476, 5647457, 5647458, 5647459, 5647460, 5647477, 5647461, 5647462, 5647463, 5647478, 5647464, 5647465, 5647467, 5647468, 5647466, 5647469, 5647471, 5647470, 5647472, 5647473, 5647474.