Indiana, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 7, 2002

May 7, 2002 · NWS IND · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$11,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 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 May 7, 2:30 AM EST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 2:30 AM EST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
230 AM EST TUE MAY 7 2002

FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHES FM LOW PRES IN NRN MI TO N CENTRAL MO  AND
WRN KS. COOLING CLOUD TOPS ON IR PIX ACRS NRN MO AND WRN IL. 88D
STARTING TO SHOW SOME STORM DEVELOPMENT ACRS THE CWA...AHEAD OF THE
MAIN AREA OF STORMS FURTHER WEST ACRS MO AND IL.

FCST WL FOCUS ON PCPN TDY.

WL GO WITH HI POPS TDY AS TSTMS ACRS MO AND IL SHUD PROPAGATE ACRS
THE FA ACCORDING TO 850-300MB THICKNESSES AND CORFIDI VECTORS.
SIMILAR TO MONDAY...EXPECT A BREAK IN THE PCPN THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF THE CURRENT ROUND OF TSTMS.

FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO SLIDE S ACRS INDIANA TDY WITH GOOD MOISTURE AND
VV AVAILABLE TONIGHT. HENCE ANOTHER ROUND OF RW/TSTMS. MODELS IN
GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH LOWER LVL FEATURES BUT NGM/ETA DISAGREE WITH
REGARD WITH WEAK UPPER LVL FEATURES ACRS THE AREA. LIKE THE MORE
ORGANIZED AND STRONGER ETA UPPER LVL FEATURES AS STORMS SHUD BE
GENERATED AHEAD OF DIURNAL LLJ.

FRONT PULL NORTH AGAIN ON WED AND IND WL REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR.
CANNOT RULE OUT PCPN FOR WED...BUT MAIN FOCUS SHOULD BE ACRS THE NRN
PART OF THE CWA AS THE FRONT PULLS NORTH.

CD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH ON THURSDAY MORE AND THE RESULT WL BE MORE
SHOWERS AND STORMS.

WITH PCPN CHCS CONTINUING TDY WL KEEP FFA ACRS THE SRN TIER OF
COUNTIES TDY. GOOD WAA OVR THE FCST PD. MAV/FWC TEMPS LOOK GOOD
CONSIDERING H8 TEMPS.

IND...NONE.
PUMA

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:32 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Parke

When
May 7, 2:30 AM EST
Where
Parke County, 2 mi SW of Mecca
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.717, -87.367

Trees down on highway

Hail, Vigo

When
May 7, 4:10 AM EST to 4:15 AM EST
Where
Vigo County, North Terre Haute
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.533, -87.367

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
May 7, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Greene County, Jasonville
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.167, -87.200

Mobile home overturned

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: 5296092, 5296093, 5296094.