Indiana, 2000Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, August 9, 2000
August 9, 2000 · NWS ILN · 20 events in 8 counties and zones
Two bands of thunderstorms affected the southeastern part of Indiana on the 9th. In the morning, a large bow echo moved rapidly eastward across east-central Indiana causing widespread wind damage.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $130,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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.
Two bands of thunderstorms affected the southeastern part of Indiana on the 9th. In the morning, a large bow echo moved rapidly eastward across east-central Indiana causing widespread wind damage. In the afternoon, a larger cluster moved southward across the entire region causing wind damage, dropping large hail, and causing flooded roads.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- August 9, 8:25 AM EST to 8:45 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.867, -85.017
Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- August 9, 8:40 AM EST to 8:50 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Fairview
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.683, -85.283
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- August 9, 9:00 AM EST to 9:15 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.633, -84.933
Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees, especially in Liberty.
Hail, Wayne
- When
- August 9, 4:10 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Bethel
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.983, -84.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- August 9, 4:25 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.633, -84.933
Numerous trees downed across the county.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- August 9, 5:00 PM EST to 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Glenwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.633, -85.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 9, 5:00 PM EST to 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, St Marys
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -85.117
Trees knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dearborn
- When
- August 9, 5:30 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dearborn County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -84.933
Numerous trees and power lines downed across the county.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- August 9, 5:30 PM EST to 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Orange
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.583, -85.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 9, 6:00 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Brookville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.417, -85.017
Trees and power lines downed.
Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- August 9, 6:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Glenwood
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Over 3 inches of rain in only a few hours caused roads to be flooded around Glenwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dearborn
- When
- August 9, 6:10 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dearborn County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -84.933
Many trees and power lines downed across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley
- When
- August 9, 6:10 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Ripley County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.100, -85.333
Many trees and power lines downed across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dearborn
- When
- August 9, 7:00 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dearborn County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -84.933
Numerous trees and power lines knocked down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Switzerland
- When
- August 9, 7:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Switzerland County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.783, -85.017
Numerous trees and power lines downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- August 9, 7:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.967, -85.000
Trees and power lines downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley
- When
- August 9, 7:30 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Ripley County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.100, -85.333
Numerous trees knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Switzerland
- When
- August 9, 8:00 PM EST to 8:45 PM EST
- Where
- Switzerland County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.783, -85.017
Numerous trees and power lines downed.
Flash Flood, Ripley
- When
- August 9, 9:00 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ripley County, Rexville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.104, -85.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around 3 inches of rain fell in only a few hours causing State Route 421 to be closed near Rexville.
Flash Flood, Switzerland
- When
- August 9, 9:00 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Switzerland County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.826, -85.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused roads across the county to be flooded.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Ohio, August 9, 20005 injured · $1.3 million · F1 · 51 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 9 to 10, 20001 death · 1.75 in hail · 19 events
- Heat in Texas, August 9, 20001 death · 1 event
- Heat in Texas, August 9, 20001 death · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 9, 2000$5.4 million · 1.25 in hail · 16 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, August 9 to 10, 2000$655,000 · F1 · 22 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 9, 20002 injured · $536,000 · 53 kt wind · 22 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, August 9, 2000$215,000 · F1 · 30 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, August 9, 2000$1.1 million · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Ohio, August 9, 2000$382,000 · F1 · 9 events
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Ohio, August 9, 20008 injured · $52,000 · 5 events
- Tornado in Maine, August 9, 2000F2 · 1 event
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: 5173109, 5173111, 5173110, 5170357, 5170359, 5170358, 5170360, 5170361, 5170651, 5170652, 5170741, 5170653, 5170654, 5170655, 5170656, 5170740, 5170744, 5170745, 5170742, 5170743.