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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2025, 6:45 PM EDT for Brown County, Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2025, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2025, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Brown County, IN, Monroe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 6:45 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Wnw Smithville, IN | An EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph and a path length of 0.11 miles impacted a church causing minor damage. The maximum path width was 30 yards. |
| Mar 30, 7:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Nashville, IN | West Gate of the Brown County State Park......Brown County....numerous tree tops taken out and trees toppled...unknown number at this time. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 796 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
482
WFUS53 KIND 302245
TORIND
INC013-105-302315-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0016.250330T2245Z-250330T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
645 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
Southwestern Brown County in south central Indiana...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 645 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near
Bloomington, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Woodville Hills, Yellowwood Lake, Smithville, and Bloomington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3905 8655 3911 8660 3926 8629 3913 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 247DEG 40KT 3909 8653
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CM1 follow-up statement
004 WWUS53 KIND 302312 RRA SVSIND Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 712 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025 INC013-105-302322- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-250330T2315Z/ Monroe IN-Brown IN- 712 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND SOUTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. LAT...LON 3905 8655 3911 8660 3926 8629 3913 8620 TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 247DEG 40KT 3921 8618 $$ CM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 50 min |
| Mar 30, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 39 min |
| Mar 30, 3:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 22 min |
| Mar 30, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe and 1 more | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 43 min |
| Mar 30, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam, Tippecanoe | 47 min |
| Mar 30, 4:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Tipton | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vigo | 51 min |
| Mar 30, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Putnam and 2 more | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Sullivan | 46 min |
| Mar 30, 6:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Daviess, Greene, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion and 5 more | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 36 min |
| Mar 30, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Henry, Randolph | 35 min |
| Mar 30, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence and 3 more | 27 min |
| Mar 30, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Shelby | 22 min |
| Mar 30, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more | 38 min |
| Mar 30, 7:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Rush, Shelby | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Randolph | 25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.