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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2025, 10:24 PM EDT for Jackson County, Lawrence County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 min. 4 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
- Apr 2, 2025, 10:24 PM EDT (02:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2025, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Jackson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 10:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Bedford, IN | Large tree uprooted. Time estimated from radar. |
| Apr 2, 10:39 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Nw Mitchell, IN | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| Apr 2, 10:49 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Heltonville, IN | Numerous reports of trees down, damage and debris from storms mainly across eastern part of Lawrence Co. Time estimated from radar. |
| Apr 2, 10:57 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Heltonville, IN | An EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph and a path length of 0.06 miles impacted a rural area southeast of Heltonville began at this location. Damage was caused to farm structures with debris blown to the northwest. |
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 |
| Apr 2, 9:13 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 539 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1448 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 397 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 8.0
The text
As transmitted.
343
WFUS53 KIND 030224
TORIND
INC071-093-101-030300-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0029.250403T0224Z-250403T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1024 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Martin County in southwestern Indiana...
Lawrence County in south central Indiana...
Southwestern Jackson County in south central Indiana...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 1023 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Shoals, or 17 miles southwest of Bedford,
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...
Heltonville, Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell, Bedford, Tunnelton,
Huron, and Shoals.
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 3869 8680 3897 8635 3877 8622 3878 8623
3877 8624 3876 8626 3877 8626 3876 8628
3874 8629 3873 8631 3869 8631 3869 8668
3857 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 231DEG 47KT 3865 8667
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
GM2 follow-up statements
006
WWUS53 KIND 030234 RRA
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1034 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
INC101-030244-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250403T0300Z/
Martin IN-
1034 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for south central
Indiana. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for
south central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3869 8661 3875 8667 3890 8646 3897 8635
3877 8622 3878 8623 3877 8624 3876 8626
3877 8626 3876 8628 3874 8629 3873 8631
3869 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 232DEG 45KT 3873 8653
$$
INC071-093-030300-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250403T0300Z/
Lawrence IN-Jackson IN-
1034 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
At 1034 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles south of Bedford, moving northeast at 50 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...
Bedford, Tunnelton, Heltonville, Spring Mill State Park, and
Mitchell.
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 3869 8661 3875 8667 3890 8646 3897 8635
3877 8622 3878 8623 3877 8624 3876 8626
3877 8626 3876 8628 3874 8629 3873 8631
3869 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 232DEG 45KT 3873 8653
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
GM056
WWUS53 KIND 030252
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1052 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
INC071-030301-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250403T0300Z/
Jackson IN-
1052 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for south central
Indiana.
LAT...LON 3876 8641 3885 8652 3894 8640 3896 8636
3897 8635 3886 8628 3882 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 224DEG 40KT 3886 8636
$$
INC093-030300-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250403T0300Z/
Lawrence IN-
1052 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY...
At 1051 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Bedford, 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...
Bedford and Heltonville.
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 3876 8641 3885 8652 3894 8640 3896 8636
3897 8635 3886 8628 3882 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 224DEG 40KT 3886 8636
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
GMThe 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, 8:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 19 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, 10:27 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.