Hail, Decatur
- When
- April 26, 3:00 PM EST to 3:02 PM EST
- Where
- Decatur County, 0.69 mi N of Greensburg
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 39.340, -85.480
This was reported via Twitter from CBS4Indy.
Tornado and Hail in Indiana, April 26, 2016
A cold front moved into central Indiana during the afternoon of April 26th, while upper level energy moved in from the west. The cold front interacted with a warm and unstable air mass as it moved into central Indiana, generating thunderstorms.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 cold front moved into central Indiana during the afternoon of April 26th, while upper level energy moved in from the west. The cold front interacted with a warm and unstable air mass as it moved into central Indiana, generating thunderstorms. The storms mainly produced large hail, but also produced a brief EF-0 tornado near Worthington.
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 Apr 26, 2:54 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 2:54 PM EST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 354 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 .UPDATE... THE SYNOPSIS...NEAR TERM AND SHORT TERM SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED BELOW. && .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 354 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A THREAT AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY AS A FEW DISTURBANCES MOVE ALONG A FRONTAL ZONE IN THE AREA. A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT AT TIMES. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK FRIDAY THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE AS SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT/... ISSUED AT 354 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS IT SAGS SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA. EXPECT SOME DEGREE OF CONSOLIDATION TO OCCUR WITH THIS ACTIVITY AS IT PUSHES EAST/SOUTHEAST...BUT SIGNIFICANT ORGANIZATION BEYOND MULTICELL LINES AND CLUSTERS APPEARS UNLIKELY. FAIRLY STEEP LOW AND MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES SUGGEST AT LEAST A MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL THREAT AND PERHAPS AN OCCASIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE GUST IN THE STRONGEST STORMS...BUT WITH A MARGINAL SHEAR ENVIRONMENT BULK OF STORMS MAY PRODUCE AMPLE AMOUNTS OF NONSEVERE HAIL. BOW ECHO NEAR ST LOUIS METRO AT THIS TIME MAY CLIP THE SOUTHWESTERN FORECAST AREA LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL POSE AT LEAST SOME THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND...HOW MUCH MAY BE DETERMINED BY WHETHER THE AIR IS SUFFICIENTLY WORKED OVER BY ACTIVITY OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AREA FOR A TIME LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME INCREASE IN CHANCES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST LATE AS THE WARM FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT BACK NORTHWARD. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... ISSUED AT 354 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 AS STRONGER SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PUSHES TOWARD THE AREA LATE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT...HIGHEST THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE MERITED DURING THAT TIME. WITH SIMILAR ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A BIT LESS DIURNAL HEATING PRIOR TO THE MOST WIDESPREAD STORMS...AGAIN AT LEAST AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT WILL BE MERITED AND DAY 2 OUTLOOK HANDLES THIS WELL. SOME SHOWER AND AT LEAST AN ISOLATED THUNDER THREAT WILL BE MERITED THURSDAY AS THE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL WAVE ARE SLOW TO PASS THE REGION. CONSENSUS TEMPERATURES APPEAR QUITE REASONABLE THROUGHOUT BASED ON LOW LEVEL THERMAL PROGS AND ONLY MINOR TWEAKS WERE NECESSARY. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... ISSUED AT 255 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT AND WILL GO WITH A BLEND FOR MOST ITEMS. ALL MODELS SPREAD RAIN INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN THE REST OF THE WEEKEND LOOKS QUIET WET AS LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA FRIDAY EVENING MOVEES EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND THE OHIO VALLEY BY SUNDAY. DOWNPLAYED THUNDER CHANCES SATURDAY AS SOUNDINGS ARE FAIRLY STABLE THEN...EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTHWEST. OTHERWISE...THE REST OF THE WEEKEND WILL SEE SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE 12Z EURO IS A LITTLE SLOWER IN MOVING THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE EAST AND WILL KEEP LIKELY POPS OVER EASTERN SECTIONS SUNDAY EVENING. MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL SEE LOW CHANCES OF SHOWERS AS ONE LOW PRESSURE MOVES ON TO THE EAST. I HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE THERE WILL BE MUCH OF ANYTHING TUESDAY AS THE NEW EURO AND GFS ARE DRY. HOWEVER WILL COMPROMISE SOME WITH SUPERBLEND AND KEEP LOW RAIN CHANCES MOST AREAS. CONCERNING TEMPERATURESS STAYED CLOSE TO SUPER BLEND NUMBERS WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S...EXCEPT LOWER 70S SOUTH AROUND SUNDAY. LOWS WILL BE IN THE 50S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND 40S NORTH TO LOWER 50S SOUTH OTHER PERIODS. && .AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR THE 261800Z TAF ISSUANCE/... ISSUED AT 105 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 FLIGHT CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MVFR WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND MVFR CEILINGS WITH STRATUS OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD AS A THUNDERTORMS COMPLEX OVER MISSOURI MOVES OUR WAY. THIS COMPLEX WILL REACH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO ABOUT 01Z-02Z THIS EVENING. WILL MENTION TEMPO TSRA KIND AND KHUF SOUTHWARD. AFTER THAT COULD SEE A PERIOD OF VFR...BUT AREAS OF STRATUS WILL MOVE IN OVERNIGHT WITH GENERALLY MVFR CEILINGS LATE TONIGHT ON. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD BACK INTO WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS BY LATE MORNING AND ELSEWHERE AFTER 18Z AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS AND BECOME NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS ELSEWHERE TONIGHT AND EAST ON WEDNESDAY. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...NIELD NEAR TERM...NIELD SHORT TERM...NIELD LONG TERM...JH AVIATION...JH
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 2:53 AM EST, 12 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 353 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-271000- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE- TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY- RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE 353 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HAZARDS: LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. TIMING: MOST NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING PRIMARILY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR SOUTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT...MOST OF THE RAIN AND STORMS WILL SHIFT SOUTH WITH DRIER AND COOLER AIR OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THREATS FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM. DISCUSSION: THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH CONTINUED THREATS FOR RAIN AND STORMS. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A RENEWED THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ060>065-067>072-271000- SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN- LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES... BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 353 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. HAZARDS: LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL. TIMING: MOST NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...EVENTUALLY SETTLING OVER FAR SOUTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP PRIMARILY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BECOMING MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THREATS FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM. DISCUSSION: THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH CONTINUED THREATS FOR RAIN AND STORMS. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A RENEWED THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS IN CASE THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS INCREASES TODAY OR WEDNESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) RYAN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 2:14 PM EST, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 314 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 INZ030-036-037-262000- CLINTON IN-MONTGOMERY IN-BOONE IN- 314 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN BOONE...EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 313 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CRAWFORDSVILLE...LEBANON...THORNTOWN...DARLINGTON...ADVANCE AND ULEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3998 8688 4007 8690 4025 8646 3996 8639 TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 258DEG 13KT 4004 8685 LEE/JS
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 2:15 PM EST, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 315 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 INZ044-045-052-262000- CLAY IN-PARKE IN-PUTNAM IN- 315 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM...SOUTHEASTERN PARKE AND NORTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 315 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF BRAZIL...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GREENCASTLE...CLOVERDALE...FILLMORE...CARBON...REELSVILLE AND LENA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3958 8718 3971 8717 3976 8673 3949 8675 TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 272DEG 14KT 3964 8711 LEE/JS
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 2:17 PM EST, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
317 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016
INZ056-057-064-065-262000-
RUSH IN-BARTHOLOMEW IN-SHELBY IN-DECATUR IN-
317 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW...
SOUTHEASTERN RUSH...DECATUR AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL
400 PM EDT...
AT 317 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES WEST OF GREENSBURG...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENSBURG...ADAMS...HOPE...MILFORD...GENEVA...ST. PAUL...HARTSVILLE...LAKE
SANTEE...NEWPOINT...BURNEY...SANDUSKY AND CLARKSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3923 8538 3928 8577 3944 8574 3949 8530
3927 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 272DEG 14KT 3934 8570
LEE/JSLocal storm report, Apr 26, 2:32 PM EST, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
332 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 PM HAIL 5 NW NOBLESVILLE 40.11N 86.10W
04/26/2016 M0.50 INCH HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JASSpecial weather statement, Apr 26, 2:35 PM EST, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 335 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 INZ038>040-262015- MADISON IN-HAMILTON IN-TIPTON IN- 335 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MADISON...CENTRAL HAMILTON AND SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 335 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NOBLESVILLE...OR 20 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ANDERSON...NOBLESVILLE...ELWOOD...ALEXANDRIA...WESTFIELD...CICERO... PENDLETON...CHESTERFIELD...LAPEL...EDGEWOOD...FRANKTON...ARCADIA... SUMMITVILLE...ATLANTA...ORESTES...WOODLAWN HEIGHTS...COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS...RIVER FOREST AND MORSE RESERVOIR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3998 8558 4002 8617 4021 8619 4035 8560 TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 258DEG 19KT 4010 8608 LEE/JS
Local storm report, Apr 26, 2:43 PM EST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
343 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0342 PM HAIL GREENCASTLE 39.64N 86.84W
04/26/2016 E0.25 INCH PUTNAM IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JASThe radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:57 UTC.
Event by event
11 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Putnam
- When
- April 26, 3:08 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, 1.74 mi ESE of Putnamville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 39.570, -86.840
Hail, Vermillion
- When
- April 26, 3:12 PM EST to 3:14 PM EST
- Where
- Vermillion County, 0.87 mi SW of Clinton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 39.660, -87.410
Hail, Morgan
- When
- April 26, 3:15 PM EST to 3:17 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan County, 0.11 mi NNW of Little Pt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 39.571, -86.631
This event was observed at mile marker 53 on Interstate 70 near the Little Point exit.
Hail, Marion
- When
- April 26, 3:30 PM EST to 3:32 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, 0.69 mi S of Camby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.660, -86.320
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 26, 3:46 PM EST to 3:48 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, 1.38 mi N of Smith Valley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -86.197
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 26, 3:50 PM EST to 3:52 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, 0.78 mi SE of Frances
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.613, -86.159
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 26, 3:55 PM EST to 3:57 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, 0.7 mi ENE of Frances
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 39.625, -86.159
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 26, 3:56 PM EST to 3:58 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, 0.69 mi S of Smith Valley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.590, -86.200
Quarter sized hail was reported near Center Grove High School via Twitter.
Hail, Vigo
- When
- April 26, 5:06 PM EST to 5:08 PM EST
- Where
- Vigo County, 1.38 mi N of Belt Jct
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 39.440, -87.380
Hail, Decatur
- When
- April 26, 5:09 PM EST to 5:11 PM EST
- Where
- Decatur County, 2.76 mi N of Greensburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -85.480
Tornado, Greene
- When
- April 26, 6:20 PM EST to 6:21 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 2.92 mi NNW of Bloomford Shawnee Ar to 2.91 mi NNW of Bloomford Shawnee Ar
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.08 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -87.030
This EF-0 tornado, with winds estimated at 85 mph, moved east-northeast 4 miles southwest of Worthington. The tornado demolished a small barn and pushed in the double doors of a larger barn. Eyewitnesses saw swirling as several barns were damaged. One piece of debris from a barn was launched 250 feet.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 26 to 30, 2016
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 2016
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, April 26, 2016
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, April 26 to 27, 2016
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, April 26 to 27, 2016
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 26 to 27, 2016
- Tornado and Flood in Indiana, April 26, 2016
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, April 26, 2016
- Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, April 26 to 27, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, April 26, 2016
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, April 26 to 27, 2016
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Indiana, 2016Warnings in Indiana, April 2016
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: 631426, 632978, 632979, 631436, 632980, 632982, 632983, 631437, 631441, 632981, 631443, 632661.