Indiana, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 12, 2001

June 12, 2001 · NWS IND · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

Multicell thunderstorms produced downed trees and large hail across the eastern part of the IND CWA.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

Multicell thunderstorms produced downed trees and large hail across the eastern part of the IND CWA.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 2:30 PM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:30 PM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
230 PM EST TUE JUN 12 2001

PROBLEMS THIS TIME WHETHER ANY TSRA THIS EVE.

SOUNDING PARAMETERS BASED ON 12Z RUN IF ANYTHING MORE UNSTABLE TODAY
THAN YESTERDAY.  HOWEVER MUCH LESS CU DEVELOPMENT THAN AT SAME TIME
MONDAY. CI OVR NRN 1/3 CWA SUPRESSING HEATING THERE.  CLOSE
EXAMINATION VISIBILE PICTURES SUGGESTS BOUNDARY THAT MOVED IN FROM N
THIS MORNING HAS MADE IT TO EXTREME SRN CWA...BRINGING RELATIVELY
STABLE AIR IN ITS WAKE.

ALSO WINDS ALOFT MUCH MORE WESTERLY THAN YESTERDAY...SO WE ARE
PROBABLY MOVG INTO RELATIVELY STABLE PART OF RIDGE ALOFT. WITH THESE
STABILITY FACTORS AND CU DEVELOPMENT SO RETARDED...NO TRW THIS FCST
UNLESS THINGS CHANGE AT LAST MOMENT.

OTRW MODELS PRETTY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND MAINTAINING CONTINUITY
WITH PATTERN OF LAST SEVERAL RUNS BRINGING BIG RIDGE SLOWLY TO EAST.
FOR THE MOST PART CAN JUST USE FWC WHICH HAS BEEN WAY TO GO IN THIS
SITUATION.

EXCEPTION IS HIGHS THURSDAY WHICH GUIDANCE...ESPEC FWC...DROPS.
COULD FIND NO PHYSICAL REASON FOR THIS. LOWER HGHTS WITH REMNANTS OF
ALLISON PASSING TO OUR SE THURSDAY MAY AFFECT MOS EQUATONS...BUT
THHEY SHOULD NOT ACTUALLY AFFECT INDIANA. WILL KEEP THURSDAY AS WARM
AS WEDNESDAY.

.IND...NONE.
KWIATKOWSKI

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:42 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
June 12, 5:40 PM EST to 5:42 PM EST
Where
Delaware County, 3 mi SE of Bethel
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
40.217, -85.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 12, 8:08 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
Where
Madison County, 6 mi W of Anderson
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
40.100, -85.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 12, 8:16 PM EST to 8:18 PM EST
Where
Madison County, 6 mi SW of Anderson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.033, -85.767

Hail, Henry

When
June 12, 8:45 PM EST to 8:47 PM EST
Where
Henry County, Kennard
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
39.900, -85.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 12, 9:15 PM EST to 9:17 PM EST
Where
Rush County, 7 mi NW of Rushville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
39.683, -85.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
June 12, 9:20 PM EST to 9:22 PM EST
Where
Henry County, Knightstown
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.800, -85.533

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.
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

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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: 5248274, 5248275, 5248276, 5248277, 5248278, 5248279.