Indiana, 1998

Lightning Strike in Indiana, October 30, 1998

October 30, 1998 · NWS ILN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, 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.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Wayne

When
October 30, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Wayne County, Richmond
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a home causing significant structural damage.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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

The same day elsewhere

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: 5669060.