Hail — Clinton, Indiana

2000-05-18 · near Jefferson, Clinton, Indiana

Wider weather episode

A series of supercell storms dumped hail from golfball to softball size across a large portion of the northern half of the IND CWA. The storms moved across a warm front that stretched across central Indiana. Numerous cars, car lots and homes had extensive damage estimated around 75 million dollars. Frankfort, Anderson and Muncie were hardest hit. In addition, three homes in New Whiteland were burned to the ground by a lightning strike. Later in the evening, a squall line moved across the same area producing only isolated hail reports.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5140502. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.