Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph
- When
- May 29, 12:35 AM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph County, St Joseph Res
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -86.100
Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 29, 1998
10 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- May 29, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, Elkhart
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -85.970
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph
- When
- May 29, 1:20 AM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph County, St Joseph Res
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -86.100
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 29, 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Fowlerton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -85.570
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 29, 1:59 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Fowlerton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -85.570
Hail, Blackford
- When
- May 29, 2:08 PM EST
- Where
- Blackford County, Shamrock Lakes
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -85.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- May 29, 3:36 PM EST
- Where
- Cass County, Royal Center
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -86.500
Utility pole blown down
Hail, Cass
- When
- May 29, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Cass County, Royal Center
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -86.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- May 29, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Cass County, Royal Center
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -86.500
Multiple trees down
Hail, Cass
- When
- May 29, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Cass County, Logansport
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -86.350
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 29, 3:47 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Matthews
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -85.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- May 29, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, Denver
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -86.080
Facia torn from roof of North Miami Elementary
Hail, Huntington
- When
- May 29, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Huntington County, Bippus
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.950, -85.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- May 29, 4:23 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, Denver
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -86.080
2 light poles down
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- May 29, 4:54 PM EST
- Where
- Cass County, Logansport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -86.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- May 29, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Cass County, Logansport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -86.350
Multiple trees down
Hail, Blackford
- When
- May 29, 5:33 PM EST
- Where
- Blackford County, Hartford City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.450, -85.370
Hail, Miami
- When
- May 29, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, (Gus)grissom Afb Per
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -86.150
Hail, Miami
- When
- May 29, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, (Gus)grissom Afb Per
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -86.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- May 29, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, Decatur
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.830, -84.930
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, May 29, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 29, 1998
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, May 29, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 29, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, May 29, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Nebraska, May 29, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 29, 1998
More
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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: 5642555, 5642556, 5642557, 5642545, 5642562, 5642546, 5642547, 5642551, 5642553, 5642552, 5642560, 5642543, 5642548, 5642544, 5642559, 5642554, 5642549, 5642550, 5642561, 5642558.