Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, February 27, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, February 27, 1999
Start: 1999-02-27T16:50
End: 1999-02-27T18:47
Location: Indiana

February 27, 1999 · NWS LMK · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

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Event by event

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dubois

When: February 27, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Jasper
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.400, -86.930

One inch hail fell in Jasper

Hail, Orange

When: February 27, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Orange County, French Lick
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.550, -86.620

Dime size hail fell in French Lick

Hail, Dubois

When: February 27, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Dubois
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.450, -86.800

Quarter size hail fell in northeast part of county

Hail, Orange

When: February 27, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Paoli
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.550, -86.470

One inch hail fell in Paoli

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: February 27, 6:04 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.550, -86.550

A storage building was blown over west of Paoli, a shelter house was damaged in Paoli, and telephone lines were downed east of Paoli. Trees and power lines were down countywide.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: February 27, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Salem
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.600, -86.100

Trees down

Hail, Washington

When: February 27, 6:40 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Campbellsburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.650, -86.270

One inch hail fell in Cambellsburg

Hail, Harrison

When: February 27, 6:47 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Laconia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.030, -86.080

One and three quarter inch hail fell in Laconia

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5688092, 5688093, 5688095, 5688094, 5688096, 5688097, 5688098, 5688099.