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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2025, 4:30 AM EDT for Daviess County, Lawrence County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 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
- Mar 15, 2025, 4:30 AM EDT (08:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Daviess County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:35 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Loogootee, IN | Trees and power lines downed. Old masonry building leaning towards US231. Possible tornado damage near and west of town. |
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 15, 2:36 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
975
WFUS53 KIND 150830
TORIND
INC027-093-101-150900-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0005.250315T0830Z-250315T0900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
430 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Martin County in southwestern Indiana...
West central Lawrence County in south central Indiana...
Southeastern Daviess County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 500 AM EDT.
* At 429 AM EDT, a tornado producing storm was located 10 miles east
of Washington, or 17 miles northeast of Petersburg, moving
northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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...
Shoals, Cannelburg, Williams, Loogootee, West Boggs Lake, Indian
Springs, Burns City, and Huron.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3861 8708 3891 8686 3890 8674 3878 8656
3855 8700
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 225DEG 57KT 3862 8699
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
ME1 follow-up statement
463
WWUS53 KIND 150849
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
449 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
INC027-150858-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250315T0900Z/
Daviess IN-
449 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for south central
Indiana.
LAT...LON 3869 8677 3881 8690 3891 8680 3890 8674
3878 8656 3876 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0848Z 233DEG 49KT 3881 8676
$$
INC093-101-150900-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250315T0900Z/
Martin IN-Lawrence IN-
449 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
MARTIN AND WEST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
At 448 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located 9 miles north of
Shoals, or 14 miles west of Bedford, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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...
Burns City, Williams, and Indian Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 8677 3881 8690 3891 8680 3890 8674
3878 8656 3876 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0848Z 233DEG 49KT 3881 8676
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
METhe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 2:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 2:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 20 min |
| Mar 15, 2:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 2:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery and 2 more | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 3:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 3:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 3:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Owen, Sullivan | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 3:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 4:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 4:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 4:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 4:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 4:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 4:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 4:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 5:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Monroe | 51 min |
| Mar 15, 5:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 5:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 5:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 6:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Randolph | 22 min |
| Mar 15, 7:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Martin | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Greene | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 2:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Brown, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Johnson, Lawrence and 5 more | 3 hr |
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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.