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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2025, 2:19 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 18, 2025, 2:19 PM EDT (18:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2025, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1:01 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 550 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 960 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 Jun 18, 1:44 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:44 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 4:01 AM EDT, 10 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 401 AM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-190815- 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- 401 AM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Widespread thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into this evening, with potential for severe storms in the 2 to 10 PM EDT time frame. Damaging winds will be the primary threat, though large hail, isolated tornadoes, and localized flash flooding will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Additional isolated thunderstorms may linger into Thursday. Heat indices may be as high as 100 to 105 degrees during the afternoon hours each day Saturday through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon into the evening hours. && 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, Jun 18, 8:35 AM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
835 AM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0748 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 ENE Southport 39.67N 86.08W
06/18/2025 Marion IN Public
Large tree limb down (greater than 3 inch
diameter). Relayed by local media.
&&
CPSpecial weather statement, Jun 18, 1:55 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
155 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
INZ036-037-045-181830-
Montgomery IN-Putnam IN-Boone IN-
155 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Boone,
central Montgomery and northwestern Putnam Counties through 230 PM
EDT...
At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Crawfordsville, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Crawfordsville, Ladoga, Roachdale, Darlington, Bainbridge, New
Market, Advance, Russellville, New Ross, and Carpentersville.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 31 and 50.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central and
west central Indiana.
&&
LAT...LON 4006 8655 3992 8666 3992 8669 3988 8669
3974 8681 3983 8700 4019 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 196DEG 32KT 3986 8690
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
GMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 5:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 6:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 7:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 7:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 8:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Shelby | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 8:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Shelby | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 12:28 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Montgomery and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 2:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe and 2 more | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan, Vigo | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 3:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion and 1 more | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Owen, Sullivan and 1 more | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Montgomery and 3 more | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Brown, Hendricks, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery and 3 more | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe and 1 more | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 4:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Marion | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard and 4 more | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Monroe and 2 more | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Madison and 3 more | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson and 2 more | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 16 min |
| Jun 18, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 15 min |
| Jun 18, 6:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 4 hr |
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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.