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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 16, 2025Montgomery County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2025, 5:49 AM EDT for Montgomery County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 16, 2025, 5:49 AM EDT (09:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2025, 6:15 AM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Montgomery County, IN

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 16, 3:02 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 3:02 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 3:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
356 AM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-170800-
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-
356 AM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms are possible across much of central Indiana today,
especially near and north of Interstate 70.

Isolated strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly
this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds would be the primary
threat.

Lighting and locally heavy rain are possible with any thunderstorm.

Outside of storms, heat indices around 100 are possible, mainly
across western and southern portions of the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected again Sunday across
central Indiana. A few storms may be strong to severe on Sunday with
strong winds and locally heavy rain. More widespread showers and
storms are possible Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

Outside of storms, high temperatures near 90 and humid conditions
will result in afternoon heat indices at or above 100.

.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

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 4:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 5:27 AM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 5:49 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 4:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDWarren24 min
Aug 16, 5:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain, Montgomery33 min
Aug 16, 6:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDPutnam50 min
Aug 16, 11:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHoward14 min
Aug 16, 11:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMadison34 min
Aug 16, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMadison33 min
Aug 16, 12:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware32 min
Aug 16, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHenry32 min
Aug 16, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock31 min
Aug 16, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock33 min
Aug 16, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Shelby35 min
Aug 16, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDShelby35 min
Aug 16, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDShelby18 min
Aug 16, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain31 min
Aug 16, 4:04 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDShelby3 hr
Aug 16, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDecatur44 min
Aug 16, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain31 min
Aug 16, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJennings53 min
Aug 16, 5:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson, Jennings3 hr
Aug 16, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain, Vermillion48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.