Indiana, 1998

Flood and Hail in Indiana, June 28 to 29, 1998

June 28 to 29, 1998 · NWS IWX · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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

Open the live radar over this ground

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

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:16 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fulton

When
June 28, 9:15 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Talma
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.150, -86.130

Hail, Fulton

When
June 28, 9:15 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Leiters Ford to Rochester
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.120, -86.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Jay

When
June 29, 1:20 AM EST
Where
Jay County, Portland
Coordinates
40.430, -84.980

NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE CITY.

Flood, Jay

When
June 29, 1:20 AM EST
Where
Jay forecast zone
Coordinates
40.438, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

SEVERAL ROADS WERE REPORTED UNDER WATER IN THE TOWN OF PORTLAND.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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: 5645712, 5645713, 5645714, 5645715.