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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2025, 8:54 PM EDT for Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 21 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
- May 16, 2025, 8:54 PM EDT (00:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2025, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Monroe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 9:00 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 7 E Stinesville, IN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 1224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted.
147
WFUS53 KIND 170054
TORIND
INC105-170115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0046.250517T0054Z-250517T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
854 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 853 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles north of Bloomington, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Lake Lemon.
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 3924 8663 3933 8664 3934 8659 3934 8638
3924 8638
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 262DEG 44KT 3929 8658
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
BRB3 follow-up statements
652
WWUS53 KIND 170059
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
859 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
INC105-170115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-250517T0115Z/
Monroe IN-
859 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY...
At 858 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles north of Bloomington, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Lake Lemon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3926 8655 3931 8655 3934 8638 3925 8638
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 265DEG 43KT 3929 8652
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
BRB035
WWUS53 KIND 170105
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
905 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
INC105-170115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-250517T0115Z/
Monroe IN-
905 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY...
At 905 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Martinsville, or 11 miles northeast of
Bloomington, moving east 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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Monroe County.
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 3929 8649 3932 8650 3934 8638 3929 8638
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 259DEG 43KT 3932 8643
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BRB820 WWUS53 KIND 170108 SVSIND Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 908 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 INC105-170117- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-250517T0115Z/ Monroe IN- 908 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for south central and central Indiana. LAT...LON 3929 8649 3932 8650 3934 8638 3929 8638 TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 262DEG 44KT 3932 8643 $$ BRB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 8:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Shelby | 25 min |
| May 16, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 50 min |
| May 16, 8:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 31 min |
| May 16, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 44 min |
| May 16, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion | 50 min |
| May 16, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 34 min |
| May 16, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby | 43 min |
| May 16, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan, Shelby | 21 min |
| May 16, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 43 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.