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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 19, 2025Fountain County, Warren County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 19, 2025, 6:48 PM EDT for Fountain County, Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 27 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 19, 2025, 6:48 PM EDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired: Mar 19, 2025, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Fountain County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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
Mar 19, 6:53 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Ssw Williamsport, IN	Late report. Social media picture of tree on house. Time estimated from radar.

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 19, 1:16 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 118 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 215 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

991 
WFUS53 KIND 192248
TORIND
INC045-171-192315-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0009.250319T2248Z-250319T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
648 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Fountain County in west central Indiana...
  Central Warren County in west central Indiana...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 648 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Williamsport, or 15 miles east of Danville, 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...
  Williamsport, West Lebanon, and Attica.

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 4047 8721 4047 8709 4028 8709 4015 8737
      4024 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 228DEG 47KT 4022 8734 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

BRB

2 follow-up statements

026 
WWUS53 KIND 192259
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
659 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

INC045-171-192315-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250319T2315Z/
Fountain IN-Warren IN-
659 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN AND NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES...

At 658 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Williamsport, or 14 miles south of Otterbein, moving
northeast 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...
Williamsport and Attica.

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 4021 8724 4030 8731 4047 8711 4047 8709
      4028 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 238DEG 43KT 4029 8719 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

BRB

307 
WWUS53 KIND 192306
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
706 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

INC045-171-192315-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250319T2315Z/
Fountain IN-Warren IN-
706 PM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN AND NORTHEASTERN
WARREN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...

The tornado threat has decreased.  However, damaging wind gusts are 
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for west central
Indiana.

LAT...LON 4021 8724 4030 8731 4047 8711 4047 8709
      4028 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 228DEG 47KT 4035 8710 

$$

BRB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 19, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	50 min
Mar 19, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Vermillion, Warren	45 min
Mar 19, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Sullivan, Vigo	23 min
Mar 19, 6:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Clay, Parke, Vigo	28 min
Mar 19, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam and 3 more	39 min
Mar 19, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	31 min
Mar 19, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox, Martin	48 min
Mar 19, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam and 1 more	43 min
Mar 19, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll	23 min
Mar 19, 7:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hendricks	21 min
Mar 19, 7:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe	33 min
Mar 19, 7:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Martin	29 min
Mar 19, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard and 2 more	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.