Hail, Allen
- When
- May 9, 6:09 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Ft Wayne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.067, -85.133
Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 9, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
- 7
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:07 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- May 9, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Ft Wayne
- Injuries
- 7 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.067, -85.133
Numerous large trees and power lines blown down across town. The high winds destroyed the Builder's Square building which was under construction. A house along Wildwood avenue was heavily damaged when a large tree fell onto it and injured 6 people inside. Several vehicles also sustained minor to major damage from the fallen trees and limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb
- When
- May 9, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, Spencerville
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.283, -84.917
Hail, Allen
- When
- May 9, 6:11 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, New Haven
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.067, -85.017
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- May 9, 6:12 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Zanesville
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.917, -85.283
18-24 inch diameter tree down on house
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.
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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: 5142942, 5143039, 5143040, 5143042, 5143041.