Thunderstorm Wind, Dubois
- When
- May 17, 6:05 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Dubois County, Huntingburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.300, -86.950
Trees and power lines down
Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, May 17, 1999
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- May 17, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Perry County, Tell City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -86.770
Trees down
Tornado, Dubois
- When
- May 17, 6:20 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dubois County, Birdseye
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.320, -86.700
A weak tornado touched down in Birdseye downing several trees.
Hail, Dubois
- When
- May 17, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Dubois County, Huntingburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.300, -86.950
Tornado, Crawford
- When
- May 17, 6:25 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford County, Eckerty
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.320, -86.620
A tornado lifted a large tree, moved it 10 to 15 feet, and then deposited it on a nearby house.
Tornado, Crawford
- When
- May 17, 6:30 PM EST to 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford County, Eckerty
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.320, -86.620
The second tornado in Eckerty downed large trees and turned over a car that was about 100 feet away from the trees. The tornado also blew out windows of one side of a house but left the chimney on the roof undisturbed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- May 17, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Orleans
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.670, -86.450
Trees and power lines down
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- May 17, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Corydon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -86.120
Several trees down across northern half of county
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 17, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, New Pekin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -86.020
Trees down across southeast Washington County
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- May 17, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, Greenville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -85.980
Trees down
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- May 17, 7:55 PM EST
- Where
- Clark County, Charlestown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.450, -85.670
Trees down
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 17, 8:12 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Deputy
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -85.650
Trees down
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, May 17 to 19, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 17 to 18, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 1999
- Flash Flood in Iowa, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, May 17, 1999
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: 5693744, 5693746, 5693743, 5693745, 5693748, 5693749, 5693754, 5693750, 5693751, 5693747, 5693752, 5693753.