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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 105, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 30, 2025Sullivan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2025, 9:35 PM EDT for Sullivan County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2025, 9:35 PM EDT (01:35 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2025, 10:03 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

County Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 30, 5:40 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 156 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, 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 this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 30, 9:12 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 9:12 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 3:47 PM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
347 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-012000-
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-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess-
Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings-
347 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

Scattered strong to severe storms are possible in southwest and
southern Central Indiana, mainly between 5-10 PM EDT. Primary
threats this evening include damaging winds, hail, and isolated
tornadoes.

Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible late tonight into
tomorrow afternoon, a few of which could be strong. Lightning is a
threat from any thunderstorm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thunderstorms are possible on Thursday through Friday night and again
on Saturday night. At this time, widespread severe weather is not
expected but an isolated severe thunderstorm cannot be ruled out.
Lightning is a threat with any thunderstorm.

.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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 7:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
713 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0712 PM     Hail             1 ENE Williams          38.81N 86.63W
04/30/2025  E1.00 Inch       Lawrence           IN   CO-OP Observer

            Williams Dam CO-OP observer reports 1 inch
            hail.

&&

JP

Local storm report, Apr 30, 7:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
719 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0632 PM     Hail             Loogootee               38.68N 86.92W
04/30/2025  E2.00 Inch       Martin             IN   Emergency Mngr

            Received pictures of report.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 8:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
800 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0757 PM     Hail             1 N Pleasant View       38.87N 86.21W
04/30/2025  E0.75 Inch       Jackson            IN   Public

            Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 8:39 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 9:05 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 9:33 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 30, 8:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Martin	52 min
Apr 30, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jackson, Jennings	46 min
Apr 30, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jackson	47 min
Apr 30, 8:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Martin	28 min
Apr 30, 8:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jackson, Jennings	63 min
Apr 30, 9:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Monroe	24 min
Apr 30, 10:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Clay	24 min
May 1, 1:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Madison	33 min
May 1, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Fountain	24 min
May 1, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Sullivan	18 min
May 1, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Greene	24 min
May 1, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Greene	24 min
May 1, 7:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Knox	50 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.