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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2025, 7:35 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2025, 7:35 PM EDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2025, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Jennings County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 267 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 915 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
065
WFUS53 KIND 162335
TORIND
INC005-031-079-170015-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0040.250516T2335Z-250517T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
735 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Decatur County in central Indiana...
Southeastern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...
Northern Jennings County in southeastern Indiana...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 735 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of North Vernon, or 13 miles east of
Columbus, moving east at 50 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...
Westport, Elizabethtown, Millhousen, Newpoint, Letts, and Grammer.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 140 and 144.
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 3920 8544 3911 8544 3908 8581 3920 8585
3935 8530 3927 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 254DEG 44KT 3915 8568
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Updike1 follow-up statement
672
WWUS53 KIND 162351
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
751 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
INC005-170001-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-250517T0015Z/
Bartholomew IN-
751 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for central and
southeastern Indiana.
LAT...LON 3920 8544 3914 8544 3914 8557 3926 8564
3935 8530 3927 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 254DEG 44KT 3920 8543
$$
INC031-079-170015-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-250517T0015Z/
Decatur IN-Jennings IN-
751 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
DECATUR AND NORTHEASTERN JENNINGS COUNTIES...
At 751 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Osgood, or 13 miles southwest of
Batesville, moving east at 50 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...
Westport, Millhousen, Newpoint, and Letts.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 140 and 144.
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 3920 8544 3914 8544 3914 8557 3926 8564
3935 8530 3927 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 254DEG 44KT 3920 8543
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
UpdikeThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 53 min |
| May 16, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 60 min |
| May 16, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam and 3 more | 58 min |
| May 16, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Monroe and 4 more | 55 min |
| May 16, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Sullivan | 37 min |
| May 16, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Montgomery and 3 more | 62 min |
| May 16, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan | 40 min |
| May 16, 6:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 39 min |
| May 16, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 47 min |
| May 16, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe | 43 min |
| May 16, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 38 min |
| May 16, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion and 2 more | 38 min |
| May 16, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 47 min |
| May 16, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 46 min |
| May 16, 7:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 27 min |
| May 16, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard and 3 more | 52 min |
| May 16, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 44 min |
| May 16, 7:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 41 min |
| May 16, 7:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Shelby | 39 min |
| May 16, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 52 min |
| May 16, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Shelby | 48 min |
| May 16, 7:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Monroe | 33 min |
| May 16, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 46 min |
| May 16, 7:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 43 min |
| May 16, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 42 min |
| May 16, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Jennings, Rush | 21 min |
| May 16, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.