Indiana, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 19, 2001

June 19, 2001 · NWS IND · 21 events in 14 counties and zones

Separate clusters of severe thunderstorms laid a path of downed trees and power lines as well as large hail across central Indiana. Two trees fell on a 1992 Grand Am in Bloomfield totalling it.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
21

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.

Separate clusters of severe thunderstorms laid a path of downed trees and power lines as well as large hail across central Indiana. Two trees fell on a 1992 Grand Am in Bloomfield totalling it.

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 19, 3:00 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 3:00 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
300 PM EST TUE JUN 19 2001

FORECAST FOCUS WILL BE FROPA AND PCPN ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

SFC DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE UPPER 60S WITH CU FIELD EXPANDING NORTH
FROM SOUTHERN INDIANA.  AT 19Z CDFNT IS APPROX FROM THE UP OF MICH
TO SW MISSOURI.  LAPS DATA HAS LIS IN THE -6 TO -8 RANGE WITH CAPES
ANYWHERE FROM 2200 TO 4200 J/KG THROUGHOUT THE CWA.  SOME CONVECTION
FIRING IN THE NW CWA OUT AHEAD OF SFC FNT.  WILL MAKE FINAL DECISION
NEAR PRESS TIME ON WORDING IN ZONES WERE TSRA ARE CONCERNED.

DUE TO NCEP BACKUP TEST MM5 AND NOGAPS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO CHOOSE
FROM TODAY.  MM5 AND NOGAPS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS OF THE
ETA/AVN IN BRINGING CDFNT THRU THE STATE BY 00Z.  BEST DYNAMICS
REMAIN BEHIND THE FNT WITH BULLSEYS OF UVVS AND H3 DIVERG OVR
CENTRAL INDIANA AFTER FROPA.  THIS CONTINUES INTO LATE WED MORNING
AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS STILL AVAILABLE.  WILL CONT POPS INTO EARLY
WED AFTN.  BASED ON HPC MANUAL PROGS...WILL LEAVE ALL BUT SE CWA DRY
ON THURS AS FRONT IS NEAR THE OHIO RIVER BY THEN.

FWC IS ONLY MOS AVAIL CURRENTLY AND TEMPS LOOK GOOD AND SEE NO
REASON TO STRAY.

.IND...NONE.
SALLY

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:04 UTC.

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Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe

When
June 19, 4:05 PM EST to 4:07 PM EST
Where
Tippecanoe County, Colburn
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.517, -86.717

Hail, Daviess

When
June 19, 5:15 PM EST to 5:17 PM EST
Where
Daviess County, 2 mi WSW of Plainville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.783, -87.183

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
June 19, 5:18 PM EST to 5:20 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, Delphi
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.583, -86.667

Hail, Fountain

When
June 19, 5:30 PM EST to 5:32 PM EST
Where
Fountain County, Covington
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.133, -87.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
June 19, 5:40 PM EST to 5:42 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, Delphi
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
40.583, -86.667

Thunderstorm Wind, Vermillion

When
June 19, 5:55 PM EST to 5:57 PM EST
Where
Vermillion County, 3 mi N of Cayuga
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.983, -87.450

Hail, Greene

When
June 19, 6:10 PM EST to 6:12 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Lyons
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.983, -87.083

Hail, Greene

When
June 19, 6:30 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Bloomfield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.033, -86.933

Hail, Monroe

When
June 19, 6:40 PM EST to 6:42 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Kirksville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.050, -86.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
June 19, 6:50 PM EST to 6:52 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Bloomfield
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.033, -86.933

Hail, Monroe

When
June 19, 7:20 PM EST to 7:22 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Bloomington
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.167, -86.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
June 19, 7:45 PM EST to 7:47 PM EST
Where
Lawrence County, Bedford
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.867, -86.483

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
June 19, 7:55 PM EST to 7:57 PM EST
Where
Brown County, Spearsville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
39.333, -86.200

Hail, Johnson

When
June 19, 7:58 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Johnson County, Trafalgar
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.417, -86.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Owen

When
June 19, 8:00 PM EST to 8:02 PM EST
Where
Owen County, 8 mi NE of Spencer
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.367, -86.667

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 19, 8:19 PM EST to 8:21 PM EST
Where
Rush County, Arlington
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.650, -85.583

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
June 19, 8:20 PM EST to 8:22 PM EST
Where
Johnson County, Whiteland
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
39.550, -86.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
June 19, 8:20 PM EST to 8:22 PM EST
Where
Shelby County, Morristown
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.667, -85.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartholomew

When
June 19, 8:30 PM EST to 8:32 PM EST
Where
Bartholomew County, 7 mi SW of Columbus
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.150, -85.933

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
June 19, 8:55 PM EST to 8:57 PM EST
Where
Shelby County, 6 mi NE of Shelbyville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.583, -85.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 19, 9:00 PM EST to 9:02 PM EST
Where
Rush County, 7 mi WNW of Rushville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.650, -85.567

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.

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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: 5248282, 5248285, 5248283, 5248286, 5248284, 5248287, 5248288, 5248289, 5248291, 5248290, 5248292, 5248293, 5248296, 5248294, 5248295, 5248298, 5248297, 5248299, 5248378, 5248380, 5248379.