A strong system moved across central Indiana bringing damaging winds, large hail, and flooding.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
A strong system moved across central Indiana bringing damaging winds, large hail, and flooding.
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 4, 1:30 AM EST, 9 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 230 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 .DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WAS STRETCHED ACRS THE NRN PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. RADAR SHOWS NMRS TSRA NEAR AND ALONG THE FRONT...PUSHING EAST WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS OVER CENTRAL IL. SKIES WERE CLOUDY AS THE MCS CONTINUED TO GROW. SFC DEW POINTS WERE IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 AND SFC FLOW WAS SE ACRS MUCH OF THE FA...AND MORE EASTERLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FRONT. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE TDY WL ONCE AGAIN BE POPS. MODELS REMAIN IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN AND WL USE A BLEND. FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW PLENTY OF CAPE AVAILABLE TDY ACRS THE FA...IN EXCESS OF 2K J/KG. WITH PLENTY OF BOUNDARIES IN THE AREA FROM PREVIOUS CONVECTION ALONG WITH DECENT DAYTIME HEATING EXPECTED...WL RAISE POP TDY FOR TSRA...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO THE FRONT. PWATS TDY REMAIN BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.0 INCHES...AND GIVEN THIS WL EXTEND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH ACRS THE NRN PARTS OF THE FA UNTIL 400 PM. ACRS THE SRN PART OF THE FA WL STICK CLOSE TO MAVMOS POPS AS LWR LVL CONVERGENCE WL NOT BE AS STRONG AND H8-H7 TEMPS WL BE A BIT WARMER...RESULTING IN A STRONGER CAP. EXPECT THE TSRA THREAT TO DIMINISH AS THE DAY PROGRESSES THOUGH...ESPECIALLY BY EARL THIS EVENING AS H7 TEMPS RISE OVR 10C...RESULTING IN A STRONGER CAP AND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO PUSH FARTHER NORTH. GIVEN SOME OF THE LINGERING CLOUDS AND PCPN WL LEAN TO THE COOLER SIDE OF THE MAVMOS FOR HIGHS. TONIGHTS FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE A STRONG CAP THAT WL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY AS H7 TEMPS RISE TO 13C. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE STILL LINGERING DO NOT EXPECT CLEARING SKIES AS SOME CLOUDS WL BE LURKING. ALONG WITH A SOUTHERLY FLOW AND DEW POINTS TEMPS IN THE SWEATY UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70...LOWS SHUD BE AOA MAVMOS LVL. LITTLE CHANGE FOR THE FORECAST ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES AND CAP REMAINS IN PLACE. WL LEAVE POPS OUT FOR NOW...BUT GIVEN ALL OF THE PCPN WE HAVE SEEN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...FEEL TEMPS WL HAVE DIFFICULTY REACHING 90 AND MANY LOCATIONS. WL KEEP TO THE UPPER 80S AT MANY LOCATIONS...BUT WITH DEW POINTS NEAR 70...HI/S WL FEEL LIKE THE MIDDLE 90S. ANOTHER WARM DAY APPEARS IN STORE FOR FRIDAY AS AN UPPER TROF APPROACHES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS FORCING SHUD ONCE AGAIN BRING CHCS FOR TSRA TO INDIANA...BUT WL TRY AND FOCUS THIS TO THE AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING WL BE MORE FAVORABLE THEN AND THESE LARGER TROFS OFTEN SLOW DOWN IN THEIR PROGRESSION. THIS PATTERN WL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY...AND WL KEEP TSRA CHCS THEN. ONGOING FORECAST HANDLES THIS WELL. AS FOR THE EXTENDED... SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS MOSTLY DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM FRO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED TSRA ON SUN/MON BUT THIS FAR OUT ITS A VERY LOW CHANCE TO MENTION WITH SUCH HIGH UNCERTAINTY. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 06Z TAFS SHOWERS AND STORMS TO IMPACT MOSTLY THE TERMINALS AT LAF AND IND...AND STAY NORTH OF BMG AND HUF. CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME MVFR LATER TONIGHT IN PATCHY FOG AND BORDERLINE CIGS. BUT THEN VFR AFTER 14Z AND REMAINING THAT WAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 21Z AND WILL MENTION VCTS FOR NOW. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ENTIRE CWA UNTIL 10AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND NRN PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 400 PM. AVIATION...LJ PUBLIC...PUMA EXTENDED...SALLY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 341 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 INZ021-030-031-036>042-045>049-052>057-061>065-068>072-050745- CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON- DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-OWEN- MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 341 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR THEN. REMEMBER THAT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALWAYS A THREAT IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ028-029-035-043-044-051-060-067-050745- WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-SULLIVAN-KNOX- 341 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. LOWLAND FLOODING ON THE WABASH RIVER WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR THEN. REMEMBER THAT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALWAYS A THREAT IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER THROUGH MID WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) PUMA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
647 AM EDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0644 AM FLASH FLOOD 8 N TERRE HAUTE 39.59N 87.38W
06/04/2008 VIGO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGH WATER AT STATE ROAD 63 AND US 150 IN NORTHERN VIGO
COUNTY
&&
JOHNSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
718 AM EDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 AM TSTM WND DMG BLOOMFIELD 39.03N 86.94W
06/04/2008 GREENE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL IN
BLOOMFIELD
&&
JOHNSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
719 AM EDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 N BROWNSBURG 39.88N 86.39W
06/04/2008 HENDRICKS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
3.64 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. SMALL CREEK
NORMALLY 20 WIDE IS NOW 500 FEET WIDE.
&&
JPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
729 AM EDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0729 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 S PARAGON 39.35N 86.56W
06/04/2008 MORGAN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR
OCCURRING. NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE AND
SMALL STREAMS WELL OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
&&
JOHNSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
807 AM EDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0805 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 E BAINBRIDGE 39.76N 86.75W
06/04/2008 PUTNAM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER U S 36. RECORD FLOOD IN PROGRESS ON PLUM
CREEK.
&&
APSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1007 AM EDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM FLASH FLOOD 10 NE INDIANAPOLIS 39.88N 86.01W
06/04/2008 MARION IN PUBLIC
2 1/2 TO 3 FT OF WATER OVER ROADWAY AT 75TH ST AND
BINFORD AVE. SUV STRANDED. OTHER VEHICLES APPARENTLY
MAKING IT THROUGH WATER.
&&
HEROLDThe Louisville radar (KLVX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:05 UTC.
21 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 6 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Large hail dented the roofs of several cars.
Power lines were reported down and a tree was on a house due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Power was out to a large portion of town due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Power lines were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Trees and power lines were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Two individuals had lightning strike near them and were taken to the hospital for lighting related injuries. The cell phone of another individual was stuck while the person was talking on the phone. This individual was also taken to the hospital for treatment.
A tree was blown down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
A tree was blown down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Three utility poles that crossed 19th Street from Ohio Boulevard to Poplar Street were blown down. One of the poles cracked and fell on a car with a woman inside.
A motorist stalled in flood water on Pennington Road east of US 150 near New Goshen after disregarding a high water sign.
Several reports of damage were received in and around Spencer. A power line fell onto a moving vehicle. The driver reportedly drove on and was not injured. A tree was down near Hidden Valley Estates. A tree fell on top of a 1997 Ford Expedition on North Montgomery Street.
A tree was down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Tree limbs were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Tree limbs were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
There were numerous reports of flooding in the county. Law enforcement reported nearly one foot of water over SR 67 near Freedom. A log truck became stuck in high water on Patricksburg Road just east of SR 46W. A vehicle stalled in flood water on SR 43 just south of SR 48 and the Owen-Monroe county line. A motorist was stranded on Sand Lick Road in Lafayette Township. At least a dozen county roads were closed due to high water or washouts.
A roof was torn off a barn due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Heavy rain totaling 2.49 inches within one hour caused flash flooding.
Six inches of rain water covered SR 67.
Trees and utility poles and lines were blown down across the county, knocking out electricity in Brownstown, Seymour, and elsewhere. A tree fell onto a 1986 Ford Bronco. Trees were down across roads in Carr and Redding townships.
Several large tree limbs were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Trees were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
A large tree limb was down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
The intersection of Sheridan and Hawthorne flooded. Adjacent yards flooded as well to a depth of about 2 feet. Water entered homes and commercial buildings. People were stuck in or on top of their cars.
Traffic was reduced to one lane on SR 67 by flood waters over roadway.
Trees were down and there was structural damage to a restaurant due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
Considerable flooding was reported with two water rescues needed in the northern part of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 2008
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: 118271, 118272, 118273, 118274, 118275, 118276, 118277, 118278, 118279, 120469, 118280, 118281, 118285, 118854, 118855, 118282, 118286, 118851, 118283, 118287, 118284, 118288, 118852, 118289, 118786, 118787, 118853, 118290, 118291, 118292, 118293, 118795, 118796, 118294, 118797.