Hail, Elkhart
- When
- July 28, 8:10 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, 2 mi NE of Elkhart
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.700, -85.930
Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 28, 1999
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
- $65,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 01:10 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- July 28, 8:45 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Tyner
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -86.400
Several trees and power lines were blown down in town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- July 28, 8:55 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, Millersburg
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 41.520, -85.700
Many trees and power lines were blown down in town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- July 28, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, Kimmell
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -85.550
Several trees were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko
- When
- July 28, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, Etna Green to Atwood
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -86.050
Power lines were downed from Etna Green to Atwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- July 28, 9:40 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Inwood to 2 mi of Inwood
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -86.230
Several trees wee blown down in and northwest of Inwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabash
- When
- July 28, 11:35 PM EST
- Where
- Wabash County, 5 mi S of North Manchester
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.930, -85.770
Trees blown down along CR 700 N.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Illinois, July 28 to 31, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Ohio, July 28, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 28 to 31, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 1999
- Heat in Wisconsin, July 28 to 30, 1999
- Heat in Minnesota, July 28 to 30, 1999
- Heat in Nebraska, July 28 to 29, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, July 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 28, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, July 28, 1999
- Heat in Iowa, July 28 to 29, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 28, 1999
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, July 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5701720, 5701721, 5701722, 5701825, 5701961, 5701962, 5701963.