Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 31, 3:20 PM EST to 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Little York
- Measured
- 100 kt (115 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -85.900
Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 31, 1998
A supercell thunderstorm moved across south central Indiana producing wind damage and large hail as reported by DES, spotters and the public. The National Weather Service survey team noted microburst damage to a home in Austin.
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
- 8
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
A supercell thunderstorm moved across south central Indiana producing wind damage and large hail as reported by DES, spotters and the public. The National Weather Service survey team noted microburst damage to a home in Austin. Otherwise, trees were reported down scattered across these counties. Additional development took place later across the western part of Louisville's south central Indiana CWA in the early evening.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Scott
- When
- May 31, 3:25 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, Austin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.750, -85.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- May 31, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, Austin
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.750, -85.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 31, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Madison
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.730, -85.380
Hail, Orange
- When
- May 31, 4:53 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Paoli
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -86.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- May 31, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Corydon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -86.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois
- When
- May 31, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Dubois County, Jasper
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -86.930
Hail, Dubois
- When
- May 31, 5:45 PM EST to 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Dubois County, Jasper
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -86.930
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, May 31, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Vermont, May 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 31, 1998
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, May 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: 5636229, 5636231, 5636230, 5636232, 5636233, 5636234, 5636235, 5636236.