Indiana, 2010

Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, November 22 to 23, 2010

November 22 to 23, 2010 · NWS IND · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A band of showers, with a line of embedded thunderstorms, raced through Central Indiana from the late evening on the 22nd into the early morning hours on the 23rd of November. One hail and one severe wind report were received as thunderstorms pushed through the area ahead of a strong cold front.

Where it happened

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  • 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
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

A band of showers, with a line of embedded thunderstorms, raced through Central Indiana from the late evening on the 22nd into the early morning hours on the 23rd of November. One hail and one severe wind report were received as thunderstorms pushed through the area ahead of a strong cold front. The associated surface low pressure pushed northeast from Wisconsin into Canada.

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:22 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Howard

When
November 22, 10:22 PM EST to 10:24 PM EST
Where
Howard County, Kokomo
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.480, -86.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
November 23, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Lawrence County, 2.26 mi ESE of Murdock
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
38.910, -86.460

Trees were reported down on Old State Road 37 between Needmore and Judah due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 268691, 268692.