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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Dec 18, 2025, 11:23 AM EST for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 18, 2025, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2025, 11:23 AM EST (16:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2025, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2025, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 39 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:25 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 538 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 551 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
385 WWUS73 KIND 181623 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1123 AM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-190030- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0009.251218T1700Z-251219T0100Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan- Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Mitchell, Columbus, Flora, Carlisle, Rushville, Bloomfield, Shelbyville, Kokomo, Anderson, Mooresville, Shoals, North Vernon, Winchester, Lafayette, Danville, Greencastle, Frankfort, Plainfield, Greenfield, Washington, Williamsport, Gosport, Brazil, Rosedale, Fairview Park, Spencer, Bedford, Martinsville, Seymour, Zionsville, Tipton, Lebanon, Rockville, Union City, Crawfordsville, Linton, New Castle, Sullivan, Shelburn, Farmland, Terre Haute, West Lafayette, Greensburg, Brownsburg, Veedersburg, Muncie, Franklin, Loogootee, Greenwood, Noblesville, Indianapolis, Jasonville, Worthington, Bloomington, Farmersburg, Attica, Nashville, Carmel, Parker City, Clinton, Montezuma, Vincennes, Delphi, Covington, West Lebanon, and Fishers 1123 AM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ CC/GM
3 follow-up statements
700 WWUS73 KIND 181959 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 259 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-190100- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-251219T0100Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan- Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Mitchell, Columbus, Flora, Carlisle, Rushville, Bloomfield, Shelbyville, Kokomo, Anderson, Mooresville, Shoals, North Vernon, Winchester, Lafayette, Danville, Greencastle, Frankfort, Plainfield, Greenfield, Washington, Williamsport, Gosport, Brazil, Rosedale, Fairview Park, Spencer, Bedford, Martinsville, Seymour, Zionsville, Tipton, Lebanon, Rockville, Union City, Crawfordsville, Linton, New Castle, Sullivan, Shelburn, Farmland, Terre Haute, West Lafayette, Greensburg, Brownsburg, Veedersburg, Muncie, Franklin, Loogootee, Greenwood, Noblesville, Indianapolis, Jasonville, Worthington, Bloomington, Farmersburg, Attica, Nashville, Carmel, Parker City, Clinton, Montezuma, Vincennes, Delphi, Covington, West Lebanon, and Fishers 259 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Crosbie
342 WWUS73 KIND 182356 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 656 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 INZ021-028>031-035>040-043>048-051>056-060>063-067>070-190100- /O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-251219T0100Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Hendricks- Marion-Hancock-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Sullivan- Greene-Monroe-Brown-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence- Including the cities of Indianapolis, Worthington, Terre Haute, Crawfordsville, Brazil, Carlisle, West Lebanon, Veedersburg, Rosedale, Spencer, Shelburn, Delphi, Shoals, Mitchell, Washington, Jasonville, Carmel, Zionsville, Rockville, Greenwood, Loogootee, Clinton, Fishers, Vincennes, Greenfield, Bloomfield, Gosport, Linton, Fairview Park, Covington, Greencastle, Lafayette, Attica, Williamsport, Lebanon, Bedford, Noblesville, Montezuma, Kokomo, Anderson, Brownsburg, West Lafayette, Danville, Plainfield, Farmersburg, Shelbyville, Franklin, Sullivan, Tipton, Martinsville, Bloomington, Mooresville, Frankfort, Flora, and Nashville 656 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind gusts of 45 mph are no longer expected. $$ INZ041-042-049-057-064-065-071-072-190100- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-251219T0100Z/ Delaware-Randolph-Henry-Rush-Bartholomew-Decatur-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Columbus, Farmland, North Vernon, Seymour, Winchester, Union City, New Castle, Parker City, Muncie, Rushville, and Greensburg 656 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Delaware, Henry, Randolph, Jackson, and Jennings Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 50
814 WWUS73 KIND 190058 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 758 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 INZ041-042-049-057-064-065-071-072-190200- /O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-251219T0100Z/ Delaware-Randolph-Henry-Rush-Bartholomew-Decatur-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Columbus, Farmland, North Vernon, Seymour, Winchester, Union City, New Castle, Parker City, Muncie, Rushville, and Greensburg 758 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... Wind gusts of 45 mph are no longer expected. $$ 50
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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.