Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 5, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 5, 2005
Start: 2005-06-05T15:10
End: 2005-06-05T19:31
Location: Indiana

June 5, 2005 · NWS IND · 45 events in 19 counties and zones

A series of severe thunderstorms moved across central Indiana on the afternoon and evening of 5 June 2005. Several central Indiana residents and buildings were struck by lightning, and widespread wind damage occurred.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 8
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 45

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.

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 5, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
200 PM EST SUN JUN 5 2005

.DISCUSSION...UPPR SYS CURRENTLY OVR THE NRN MIDWEST XPCTD TO LIFT
OFF TO THE NE ACRS THE WRK GRTLKS AND INTO CANADA BY MON...WITH FLAT
RDGG DVLPG TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL PTN. FCST FOCUS CENTERS ON POPS.

IN THE NR TERM...OLD MESO CONVECTIVE VORT MAX CURRENTLY LOCATED OVR
NRN IL WITH SCT TSTMS DVLPG IN THE TAIL OF THE SYS OVR ERN
IL...WHILE WEAKENING CDFNT LOOKS TO BE LOCATED ALONG THE MS RVR.
EYEBALLING MOVEMENT OF THIS VORT MAX SUGGEST TAIL SHOULD PASS THRU
THE AREA DURG THE REST OF THE AFT AND EARLY EVEN...PROBABLY EXITING
THE AREA AROUND SUNSET. INSTABILITY AXIS LOCATED JUST AHEAD OF THE
VORT TAIL...NR THE IND/IL STATE LN...SO WOULD SUSPECT BEST SVR
THREAT WL BE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE VORT TAIL. WS406 IN EFFECT TIL
02Z. WEAKENING CDFNT LOOKS TO PASS THRU THE AREA LT TONIGHT...SO
SOME REMNANT ACTVTY IS PSBL LTR TONIGHT AS WELL. WL GO WITH HIGHEST
POPS THIS EVEN...THEN CHC POPS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

IN THE LTR PDS...SLIGHTLY DRIER/MORE STABLE AIR MOVS INTO THE AREA
BY MON AS UPPR RDGG BLDS...SO CAN PROB KEEP MON/MON NIGHT PCPN FREE.
BY TUES AFT...WL BRING IN CHC POPS TO THE SWRN ZONES AS MODELS HINT
AT A DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE AREA ALONG WITH DEEPER MOISTURE
RETURN.

LO LVL THICKNESSES SUGGEST THE NGM MOS GUIDANCE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR
THE MOST PART. DECIDED TO TRIM A FEW DEGS OFF OF THE HIGHS ON TUES
OVR THE SWRN ZONES DUE TO INCREASED CLD COVER/PCPN THREAT IN THOSE
AREAS.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

JAS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 5:27 AM EST, 9 hours 43 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
527 AM EST SUN JUN 5 2005

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-061026-
BARTHOLOMEW-BOONE-BROWN-CARROLL-CLAY-CLINTON-DAVIESS-DECATUR-
DELAWARE-FOUNTAIN-GREENE-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENDRICKS-HENRY-HOWARD-
JACKSON-JENNINGS-JOHNSON-KNOX-LAWRENCE-MADISON-MARION-MARTIN-MONROE-
MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-OWEN-PARKE-PUTNAM-RANDOLPH-RUSH-SHELBY-SULLIVAN-
TIPPECANOE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-VIGO-WARREN-
527 AM EST SUN JUN 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS.
AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LIGHTNING WILL BE A THREAT
ALSO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. IT IS
TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE.
THE MAIN THREAT AT THIS TIME FROM ANY OF THESE STORMS IS LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PUMA

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.

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Event by event

21 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 4 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Owen

When: June 5, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Owen County, Arney
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines and trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Vermillion

When: June 5, 3:18 PM EST
Where: Vermillion County, Clinton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.217, -86.933

Trees and power lines were blown down in Clinton. One tree fell on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Parke

When: June 5, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Parke County, 1 mi S of Mecca
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 39.667, -87.400

Trees were blown down in roadways.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: June 5, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, 2 mi SSW of Bainbridge
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.717, -87.333

Trees were blown down.

Hail, Monroe

When: June 5, 4:01 PM EST to 4:04 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Blmngtn Monroe Co Ar
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.733, -86.833

Hail was reported in Bloomington METAR. Size was reported by the tower observers.

Hail, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:02 PM EST to 4:03 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, North Salem
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.150, -86.617

Hail, Monroe

When: June 5, 4:04 PM EST to 4:05 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Ellettsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.867, -86.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: June 5, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Mulberry
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.233, -86.617

A 25-inch diameter tree was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: June 5, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, 2 mi NW of Mulberry
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.350, -86.667

A 24-inch diameter pine tree, estimated at 70 feet tall, was snapped off.

Hail, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:10 PM EST to 4:11 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, 1 mi NW of Pittsboro
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.367, -86.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, 1 mi NW of Pittsboro
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.883, -86.483

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:12 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, 1 mi SE of Lizton
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.883, -86.483

Hail, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:12 PM EST to 4:13 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, 1 mi SE of Lizton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.867, -86.533

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:13 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, North Salem
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.867, -86.533

A telephone pole was snapped off.

Hail, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:13 PM EST to 4:14 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, North Salem
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.867, -86.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe

When: June 5, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Tippecanoe County, Stockwell
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.867, -86.650

Large limbs and trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: June 5, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Frankfort
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.283, -86.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, 3 mi W of Brownsburg
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 40.283, -86.517

A 63 mph wind gust was measured by a weather station at Tri-West High School.

Hail, Clinton

When: June 5, 4:17 PM EST to 4:18 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Frankfort
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.850, -86.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:17 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, 2 mi NW of Brownsburg
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.283, -86.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: June 5, 4:17 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Frankfort
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.867, -86.433

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Frankfort.

Hail, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:17 PM EST to 4:18 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, 2 mi NW of Brownsburg
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.283, -86.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: June 5, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Frankfort
Measured: 79 kt (91 mph) measured gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.867, -86.433

Light to moderate structural damage was reported to some homes, and the top of a semi trailer was blown off. A factory roof was torn off and tractor trailers were blown over. A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 91 mph.

Lightning, Hamilton

When: June 5, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Sheridan
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.433, -85.350

Six people were struck by lightning at at paintball facility in Sheridan. Two were treated and released at the scene, with four being transported to area hospitals for treatment. The injuries were not serious.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: June 5, 4:32 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, 1 mi S of Burlington
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.283, -86.517

A grain bin was blown down just south of Burlington.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When: June 5, 4:37 PM EST
Where: Hendricks County, 2 mi W of Lizton
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 40.467, -86.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton

When: June 5, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Tipton County, 4 mi SW of Tipton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.883, -86.583

Large limbs were blown down at U.S. 31 and County Road 450 South.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: June 5, 4:55 PM EST
Where: Howard County, Kokomo Muni Arpt
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 40.250, -86.100

Hail, Brown

When: June 5, 4:59 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Brown County, 2 mi N of Taggart
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 40.533, -86.067

Golf ball hail was reported at Sweetwater Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: June 5, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Howard County, 4 mi N of Greentown
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.300, -86.133

Lightning, Marion

When: June 5, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Marion County, 3 mi S of Traders Pt
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two men were hit by lightning as they stood underneath a tree in Eagle Creek Park. Neither was seriously injured.

Hail, Johnson

When: June 5, 5:15 PM EST to 5:16 PM EST
Where: Johnson County, Edinburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.533, -85.967

Hail, Monroe

When: June 5, 5:22 PM EST to 5:23 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Bloomington
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.350, -85.967

Hail, Bartholomew

When: June 5, 5:23 PM EST to 5:24 PM EST
Where: Bartholomew County, Taylorsville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.167, -86.517

Hail, Monroe

When: June 5, 5:24 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, 5 mi NE of Bloomington
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.300, -85.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton

When: June 5, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Tipton County, 5 mi W of Tipton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.217, -86.450

A large billboard was blown down.

Hail, Monroe

When: June 5, 5:35 PM EST to 5:36 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, 3 mi NE of Bloomington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 40.283, -86.150

Hail, Brown

When: June 5, 5:57 PM EST to 5:58 PM EST
Where: Brown County, Spearsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.200, -86.483

Lightning, Madison

When: June 5, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Anderson
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.333, -86.200

An apartment complex caught fire due to a lightning strike.

Hail, Decatur

When: June 5, 6:05 PM EST to 6:06 PM EST
Where: Decatur County, St Paul
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby

When: June 5, 6:05 PM EST to 6:06 PM EST
Where: Shelby County, 2 mi SE of Waldron
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.433, -85.633

Lightning, Madison

When: June 5, 6:33 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Anderson
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.433, -85.633

A dentist's office caught fire due to a lightning strike.

Hail, Decatur

When: June 5, 6:35 PM EST to 6:36 PM EST
Where: Decatur County, 6 mi N of Greensburg
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bartholomew

When: June 5, 6:45 PM EST to 6:46 PM EST
Where: Bartholomew County, Taylorsville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.417, -85.483

Hail, Decatur

When: June 5, 7:30 PM EST to 7:31 PM EST
Where: Decatur County, Clarksburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.300, -85.950

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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: 5454800, 5454801, 5454802, 5454803, 5454804, 5454805, 5454806, 5454807, 5454808, 5454809, 5454810, 5454811, 5454812, 5454813, 5454814, 5454815, 5454816, 5454817, 5454818, 5454819, 5454820, 5454821, 5454822, 5456993, 5454913, 5454914, 5454915, 5454916, 5454917, 5454918, 5454799, 5454919, 5454920, 5454921, 5454922, 5454923, 5454924, 5454925, 5454926, 5454927, and more.