Hail — Hancock, Indiana

2023-07-24 · near Mohawk, Hancock, Indiana

Event narrative

Hail fell for about 7 minutes.

Wider weather episode

A very unstable atmosphere with upwards of 3000 J/kg of CAPE combined with an approaching upper wave to produce several large and slow-moving afternoon thunderstorms over mainly eastern central Indiana. A few severe storms produced large hail and wind damage, including 1.50 inch hail over the eastern Indianapolis Metro, and a flattened large barn in Henry County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1105956. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.