Indiana, 2020Frost and Freeze in Indiana, May 9, 2020
May 9, 2020 · NWS IND · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
During the overnight hours of May 8th going into May 9th, a widespread hard freeze occurred across much of Indiana. Temperatures ranged from the low 30s in southern Indiana to the mid 20s in central Indiana and low 20s in northern Indiana.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $1.1 million
- 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.
During the overnight hours of May 8th going into May 9th, a widespread hard freeze occurred across much of Indiana. Temperatures ranged from the low 30s in southern Indiana to the mid 20s in central Indiana and low 20s in northern Indiana. This freeze caused widespread damage to fruit and fruit trees from central Indiana and northern Indiana with lesser impacts in southern Indiana. Row crops like corn and soybeans were damaged and some needed to be replanted in north central Indiana with soybeans being the most impacted. At this time, there remains to be significant uncertainty on the extent of the damage and what the financial costs will end up being.
Frost/Freeze, Tipton
- When
- May 9, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An official with Purdue Agriculutural extension in Tipton county reported damage to row crops of soybean and corn in Tipton county. Impacts to corn were relatively minor with more serious effects to soybeans. Some needed to be replanted. Strawberries and fruit trees were hit hard, but monetary amounts of damage are still uncertain at this time.
Frost/Freeze, Knox
- When
- May 9, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An official with Purdue Agriculture Extension reported minor damage to crops in Knox county as well as the rest of southwestern Indiana. Impacts were relatively minor for farmed crops with more serious impacts to fruit and garden crops. Exact numbers for damage costs remain unknown at this time.
- Frost/Freeze
- Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
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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: 883848, 883849.