Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley
- When
- June 22, 11:50 PM EST to 11:55 PM EST
- Where
- Ripley County, Holton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -85.380
Trees and power lines downed.
Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 22 to 23, 1998
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $30,000
- 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
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:49 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley
- When
- June 23, 1:00 AM EST to 1:10 AM EST
- Where
- Ripley County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.100, -85.330
Numerous trees were downed across the county.
Flash Flood, Dearborn
- When
- June 23, 1:25 AM EST
- Where
- Dearborn County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused numerous roads to be flooded.
Flash Flood, Ripley
- When
- June 23, 1:25 AM EST to 2:25 AM EST
- Where
- Ripley County, Holton
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 39.104, -85.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous roads flooded by heavy rainfall. One road was washed out.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Kentucky, June 22 to 29, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 22 to 29, 1998
- Heat in Alabama, June 22, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 22, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 1998
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: 5648928, 5648929, 5648930, 5648931.