Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaMay 1996Time Path PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormINDIANA, CentralINZ036>037-044 Montgomery - Boone - Parke24250808EST0900EST0 0FloodHeavy rainfall caused Sugar Creek to rise well above flood stage. Lowland agriculture was affected along with a few cabins alongthe creek.INZ035>036Fountain - Montgomery24 0825EST1800EST0 0FloodHeavy rainfall caused Coal Creek to rise well out of its banks. Numerous homes were flooded with 3 to 5 feet of water in theWaynetown area.Martin CountyShoals24 1701EST1711EST0 0 0.50KThunderstorm WindTwo trees were knocked down in county.Daviess CountyWashington24 1805EST1810EST0 0Hail (0.75)Three quarter inch hail was reported in the town of Washington by civil defense worker.Hendricks County2 S Plainfield 24 1816EST1821EST0 0Hail (1.75)Hail 1.75 inches in diameter was reported by public at Interstate 70 and State road 267.Monroe CountyBloomington24 1820EST0 01825ESTThunderstorm winds were estimated at 50 knots by local law enforcement in Bloomington.Thunderstorm Wind (G50)Johnson County5 W Greenwood 24 1830EST1835EST0 0Hail (0.75)Hail three quarters of an inch in diameter was reported by an off duty CWSU employee.Johnson CountyGreenwood24 1835EST1840EST0 0Hail (1.25)Hail 1.25 inches in diameter was reported by an off duty NWS employee.Brown CountyNashville24 1840EST1845EST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G50)Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees and knocked power lines down.Bartholomew CountyColumbus24 1901EST1911EST0 0 1KThunderstorm WindThunderstorm winds knocked trees down in Columbus.Decatur County3 N Greensburg 24 1940EST1950EST0 0 5KThunderstorm WindThunderstorm winds blew several trees down.Knox CountyMonroe City26 1659EST1705EST0 0Hail (1.75)State emergency management reported 1.75 inch hail in Monroe City.Johnson CountyGreenwood26 1730EST1731EST0 0 10KLightningLightning struck a home twice causing a fire and extensive damage to the home.Madison CountyAnderson27 1015EST1200EST0 0Urban/Sml Stream FldState Emergency Management reported water 4 inches deep on several roads in the Anderson area.Vermillion County1 W Dana 28 1505EST0 0 1KThunderstorm WindSeveral trees and a power line were taken down by thunderstorm winds just west of Dana.Parke CountyRosedale28 1515EST0 0 1KThunderstorm WindTrees were blown down in the southern part of the county near Rosedale.Knox County10 S Vincennes to15 SE Vincennes28 1609EST1620EST11 75 0 0 15KTornado (F0)