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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 16, 20259 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2025, 6:02 PM EDT for 9 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 58 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
May 16, 2025, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IN, Clay County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 16, 3:59 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2025-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2025-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2325 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 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 May 16, 4:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 4:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 3:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
319 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-171930-
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-
319 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected in Central Indiana today between 5PM and
10PM EDT. Severe thunderstorms are likely, especially along and south
of I-70.

Damaging straight line winds, tornadoes, large hail, heavy rain and
lightning are all possible.

Be prepared for severe weather watches and warnings this afternoon
and evening. Have multiple ways to receive weather information and
be prepared to activate your safety plan.

Storm motion will be to the east-northeast at 50 to 60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Thunderstorms are possible next Monday through Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon and evening across
Central Indiana.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren53 min
May 16, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox, Sullivan60 min
May 16, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Monroe and 4 more55 min
May 16, 6:23 PM EDTTornado WarningINDGreene, Sullivan37 min
May 16, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Montgomery and 3 more62 min
May 16, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatINDClay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan40 min
May 16, 6:51 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDGreene, Owen39 min
May 16, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen47 min
May 16, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe43 min
May 16, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo38 min
May 16, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDHamilton, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion and 2 more38 min
May 16, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatINDBrown, Greene, Monroe, Owen47 min
May 16, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings46 min
May 16, 7:18 PM EDTTornado WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen27 min
May 16, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard and 3 more52 min
May 16, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings44 min
May 16, 7:34 PM EDTTornado WarningINDJackson, Jennings41 min
May 16, 7:35 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings40 min
May 16, 7:36 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Shelby39 min
May 16, 7:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo52 min
May 16, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Shelby48 min
May 16, 7:42 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Monroe33 min
May 16, 7:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Sullivan, Vigo46 min
May 16, 7:47 PM EDTTornado WarningINDClay, Sullivan, Vigo43 min
May 16, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby42 min
May 16, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Jennings, Rush21 min
May 16, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph51 min

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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.