Hail, Morgan
- When
- May 9, 2:56 PM EST to 2:58 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan County, Paragon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -86.567
Tornado and Hail in Indiana, May 9, 2000
A squall-line moved across central Indiana producing widespread tree damage, localized structural damage and one death and three injuries. A weak F0 tornado also briefly touched down in a farm field near Brownsburg doing no propery damage.
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
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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 squall-line moved across central Indiana producing widespread tree damage, localized structural damage and one death and three injuries. A weak F0 tornado also briefly touched down in a farm field near Brownsburg doing no propery damage. A 42 year old woman was killed as a tree fell on her moving vehicle near Hillsboro in Fountain county, while three people were injured near Waynetown in Montgomery county when a tree fell on their car. Meanwhile, thunderstorm gusts up to 80 mph damaged the roofs to a grocery store and hotel near Terre Haute and four homes at Clarks Hill in Tippecanoe county. Fallen trees also damaged two cars near Brazil in Clay county. Otherwise, there were numerous reports of trees down and golfball size hail across central Indiana .
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Warren
- When
- May 9, 3:39 PM EST to 3:41 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Williamsport
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -87.300
Hail, Fountain
- When
- May 9, 3:47 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Fountain County, Attica
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -87.250
Hail, Tippecanoe
- When
- May 9, 4:05 PM EST to 4:07 PM EST
- Where
- Tippecanoe County, 10 mi NW of Lafayette
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.517, -87.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Vigo
- When
- May 9, 4:10 PM EST to 4:12 PM EST
- Where
- Vigo County, Terre Haute
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.467, -87.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Parke
- When
- May 9, 4:15 PM EST to 4:17 PM EST
- Where
- Parke County, Mecca
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 39.733, -87.333
Thunderstorm Wind, Fountain
- When
- May 9, 4:23 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Fountain County, 4 mi E of Hillsboro
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.117, -87.083
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- May 9, 4:25 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Crawfordsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 40.033, -86.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 9, 4:30 PM EST to 4:32 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Waynetown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 40.083, -87.067
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- May 9, 4:30 PM EST to 4:32 PM EST
- Where
- Clay County, Brazil
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.533, -87.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe
- When
- May 9, 4:35 PM EST to 4:37 PM EST
- Where
- Tippecanoe County, Clarks Hill
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.250, -86.717
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- May 9, 4:38 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Bainbridge
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.767, -86.817
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 4:50 PM EST to 4:52 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Camden
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.617, -86.533
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- May 9, 4:50 PM EST to 4:52 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Thorntown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.133, -86.600
Hail, Boone
- When
- May 9, 5:04 PM EST to 5:06 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, 5 mi SSW of Lebanon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.983, -86.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- May 9, 5:05 PM EST to 5:07 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Frankfort
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -86.517
Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- May 9, 5:07 PM EST to 5:16 PM EST
- Where
- Howard County, Russiaville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.417, -86.267
Tornado, Hendricks
- When
- May 9, 5:07 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks County, 5 mi NW of Brownsburg
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -86.467
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- May 9, 5:22 PM EST to 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Traders Pt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.883, -86.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- May 9, 5:35 PM EST to 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Ekin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.217, -86.167
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 9, 5:35 PM EST to 5:37 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Elwood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.267, -85.833
Hail, Tipton
- When
- May 9, 5:43 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Tipton County, Hobbs
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -85.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 9, 6:05 PM EST to 6:07 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Pendleton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.000, -85.750
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Fountain | 2000-05-09 | 42 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 9, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, May 9, 2000
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- High Wind in Oregon, May 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 9, 2000
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Indiana, 2000Warnings in Indiana, May 2000
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: 5139746, 5139747, 5139748, 5139749, 5139750, 5140479, 5140473, 5139826, 5139827, 5140478, 5139828, 5139829, 5139122, 5140419, 5140420, 5140470, 5140471, 5140472, 5139123, 5140474, 5140475, 5140476, 5140477.