Indiana, 1999

Flooding and Hail in Indiana, June 12, 1999

June 12, 1999 · NWS IND · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

A few slow moving thunderstorms produced hail slightly above severe limits at Franklin and Flora and local street flooding at Franklin and Shelbyville.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 IND wrote it up.

A few slow moving thunderstorms produced hail slightly above severe limits at Franklin and Flora and local street flooding at Franklin and Shelbyville.

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carroll

When
June 12, 5:12 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, Flora
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.550, -86.520

Hail, Johnson

When
June 12, 5:59 PM EST to 6:01 PM EST
Where
Johnson County, Franklin
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.480, -86.050

Flood, Shelby

When
June 12, 6:56 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
Where
Shelby County, Shelbyville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
June 12, 7:15 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Johnson County, Franklin
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5693452, 5693451, 5693453, 5693454.