Hail, Montgomery
- When
- August 17, 4:49 PM EST to 4:54 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Alamo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.983, -87.050
Flooding and Hail in Indiana, August 17, 2000
A series of supercell thunderstorms developed along a warm front during the afternoon and evening of August 17 producing a swath of hail as large as tennis balls. As each supercell developed, they quickly moved southeast along the warm front as the northwest upper level flow was parallel to it.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $370,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 25
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 series of supercell thunderstorms developed along a warm front during the afternoon and evening of August 17 producing a swath of hail as large as tennis balls. As each supercell developed, they quickly moved southeast along the warm front as the northwest upper level flow was parallel to it. So many areas were hit by numerous hail producing supercells. In addition, there were also a few reports of wind damge including a tree falling on a car near Greenwood. The occupied was trapped for a time but received only minor injuries.
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:50 UTC.
Event by event
13 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Montgomery
- When
- August 17, 5:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- August 17, 5:05 PM EST to 5:07 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Alamo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.983, -87.050
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- August 17, 5:28 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Crawfordsville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.033, -86.900
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- August 17, 5:40 PM EST to 5:46 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 2 mi E of Crawfordsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.033, -86.867
Hail, Putnam
- When
- August 17, 5:41 PM EST to 5:43 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Barnard
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.850, -86.700
Hail, Hendricks
- When
- August 17, 5:42 PM EST to 5:47 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks County, Lizton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.883, -86.550
Hail, Hendricks
- When
- August 17, 6:00 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks County, Danville
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.767, -86.533
Hail, Hendricks
- When
- August 17, 6:23 PM EST to 6:31 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks County, 5 mi W of Danville
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.767, -86.633
Hail, Marion
- When
- August 17, 6:34 PM EST to 6:36 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, (Ind)indnpls Intl Ar
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.733, -86.283
Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks
- When
- August 17, 6:35 PM EST to 6:37 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks County, 2 mi E of Plainfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.700, -86.367
Hail, Hendricks
- When
- August 17, 6:39 PM EST to 6:41 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks County, 2 mi E of Danville
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.767, -86.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- August 17, 6:40 PM EST to 6:42 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan County, Martinsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.433, -86.433
Hail, Hendricks
- When
- August 17, 6:45 PM EST to 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks County, Avon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.767, -86.400
Hail, Johnson
- When
- August 17, 6:47 PM EST to 6:52 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, Stones Crossing
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.583, -86.167
Flood, Montgomery
- When
- August 17, 6:50 PM EST to 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Crawfordsville
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 17, 6:59 PM EST to 7:01 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, 8 mi SW of Indianapolis
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.700, -86.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- August 17, 7:05 PM EST to 7:18 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, Bluff Creek
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -86.217
Lightning, Delaware
- When
- August 17, 7:17 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Yorktown
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Johnson
- When
- August 17, 7:28 PM EST to 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.617, -86.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Parke
- When
- August 17, 8:15 PM EST to 8:17 PM EST
- Where
- Parke County, 5 mi SW of Rockville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -87.300
Lightning, Morgan
- When
- August 17, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan County, Martinsville
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- August 17, 9:30 PM EST to 9:32 PM EST
- Where
- Clay County, Brazil
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.533, -87.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 17, 9:49 PM EST to 9:51 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Ind Eagle Creek Arpt
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.833, -86.300
Lightning, Johnson
- When
- August 17, 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, Franklin
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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- Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 17, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in California, August 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 17, 2000
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: 5175298, 5175367, 5175299, 5175300, 5175304, 5175301, 5175302, 5175303, 5175305, 5175306, 5175307, 5175308, 5175366, 5175309, 5175310, 5175316, 5175311, 5175312, 5175319, 5175313, 5175314, 5175320, 5175317, 5175315, 5175318.