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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2025, 8:56 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 19 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 2, 2025, 8:56 PM EDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2025, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Sullivan County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Switz City, IN | At least a dozen trees down in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:17 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1049 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
546
WFUS53 KIND 030056
TORIND
INC027-055-083-153-030115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0021.250403T0056Z-250403T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
856 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Sullivan County in southwestern Indiana...
Northeastern Knox County in southwestern Indiana...
Western Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
Northwestern Daviess County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 856 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 13 miles northwest of Washington, or 17 miles northeast
of Vincennes, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Newberry, Lyons, Edwardsport, Elnora, Bloomfield, Linton,
Freelandville, Sandborn, Switz City, and Bicknell.
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 3877 8730 3886 8737 3913 8706 3895 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 229DEG 51KT 3884 8727
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BRB3 follow-up statements
334
WWUS53 KIND 030103
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
903 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
INC027-055-083-153-030115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250403T0115Z/
Sullivan IN-Knox IN-Greene IN-Daviess IN-
903 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN...NORTHEASTERN KNOX...WESTERN GREENE AND
NORTHWESTERN DAVIESS COUNTIES...
At 903 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles south of Linton, or 21 miles northeast of
Vincennes, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Newberry, Lyons, Elnora, Bloomfield, Sandborn, Switz City, and
Linton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3881 8720 3889 8731 3912 8705 3895 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 233DEG 40KT 3888 8721
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BRB027
WWUS53 KIND 030109
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
909 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
INC083-153-030119-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250403T0115Z/
Sullivan IN-Knox IN-
909 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN AND NORTHEASTERN
KNOX COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southwestern
Indiana.
LAT...LON 3886 8712 3887 8714 3889 8713 3889 8710
3890 8709 3891 8717 3893 8720 3911 8703
3898 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 232DEG 49KT 3893 8710
$$
INC027-055-030115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250403T0115Z/
Greene IN-Daviess IN-
909 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTH CENTRAL DAVIESS COUNTIES...
At 909 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Linton, or 28 miles northeast of
Vincennes, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Newberry, Lyons, Bloomfield, Switz City, and Elnora.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3886 8712 3887 8714 3889 8713 3889 8710
3890 8709 3891 8717 3893 8720 3911 8703
3898 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 232DEG 49KT 3893 8710
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BRB124
WWUS53 KIND 030115
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
915 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
INC027-055-030125-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250403T0115Z/
Greene IN-Daviess IN-
915 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTH CENTRAL
DAVIESS COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened and no longer
appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has
been allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southwestern
Indiana.
LAT...LON 3886 8712 3887 8714 3889 8713 3889 8710
3890 8709 3891 8717 3893 8720 3911 8703
3898 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 229DEG 51KT 3897 8704
$$
BRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Owen, Parke and 4 more | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 8:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 8:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery and 3 more | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Daviess, Greene, Hendricks, Knox and 8 more | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 9:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Marion | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Sullivan | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Tipton | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry and 4 more | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Morgan and 2 more | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 9:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 23 min |
| Apr 2, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 9:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 18 min |
| Apr 2, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Randolph, Tipton | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 9:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 15 min |
| Apr 2, 9:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison, Tipton | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush and 1 more | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Shelby | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 10:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 10:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware | 18 min |
| Apr 2, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Rush and 1 more | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 10:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Martin | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 10:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 13 min |
| Apr 2, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 10:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin and 1 more | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 10:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush | 18 min |
| Apr 2, 10:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 10:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 11:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 12 min |
| Apr 2, 11:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 11:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 57 min |
| Apr 2, 11:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Jackson, Johnson and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 21 days |
| Apr 3, 3:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 25 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hancock | 15 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 25 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 7 days |
| Apr 3, 9:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 21 days |
| Apr 3, 10:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 25 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 12:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 6 days |
| Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 21 days |
| Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 12:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike | 12 days |
| Apr 3, 1:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 16 days |
| Apr 3, 1:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 2:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 5 days |
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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.