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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN
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.
The area
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The facts
- 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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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 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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Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 16, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Warren | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 5:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 11:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Howard | 14 min |
| Aug 16, 11:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Madison | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Madison | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Henry | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Shelby | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Shelby | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Shelby | 18 min |
| Aug 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 4:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Decatur | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jennings | 53 min |
| Aug 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Vermillion | 48 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.