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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this freeze warning at Apr 7, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT for 13 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 7, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT (18:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Madison County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Tipton County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 1109 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
652 WWUS73 KIND 071825 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 225 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 INZ021-030-031-038>042-048-049-056-057-065-080430- /O.NEW.KIND.FZ.W.0002.260408T0300Z-260408T1300Z/ Carroll-Clinton-Howard-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph- Hancock-Henry-Shelby-Rush-Decatur- Including the cities of Fishers, Noblesville, Frankfort, Tipton, Parker City, Union City, Anderson, Flora, Farmland, Shelbyville, Delphi, Muncie, Kokomo, New Castle, Winchester, Carmel, Rushville, Greensburg, and Greenfield 225 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 to 32 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and north central Indiana. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ Melo
3 follow-up statements
871 WWUS73 KIND 080200 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 INZ021-030-031-038>042-048-049-056-057-065-081000- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0002.260408T0300Z-260408T1300Z/ Carroll-Clinton-Howard-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph- Hancock-Henry-Shelby-Rush-Decatur- Including the cities of Greenfield, Frankfort, Parker City, Shelbyville, New Castle, Greensburg, Kokomo, Noblesville, Winchester, Muncie, Rushville, Carmel, Tipton, Farmland, Delphi, Fishers, Flora, Union City, and Anderson 1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and north central Indiana. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ AGM
211 WWUS73 KIND 080717 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026 INZ021-030-031-038>042-048-049-056-057-065-081300- /O.CON.KIND.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260408T1300Z/ Carroll-Clinton-Howard-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph- Hancock-Henry-Shelby-Rush-Decatur- Including the cities of Union City, Fishers, Anderson, Carmel, Flora, Rushville, Winchester, Shelbyville, Delphi, Frankfort, Greenfield, Tipton, Kokomo, Parker City, New Castle, Greensburg, Muncie, Farmland, and Noblesville 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and north central Indiana. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ KF
551 WWUS73 KIND 081251 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 851 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026 INZ021-030-031-038>042-048-049-056-057-065-081400- /O.EXP.KIND.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260408T1300Z/ Carroll-Clinton-Howard-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph- Hancock-Henry-Shelby-Rush-Decatur- Including the cities of Muncie, Shelbyville, Tipton, Kokomo, Noblesville, Farmland, Union City, Fishers, Greensburg, Greenfield, Rushville, Delphi, New Castle, Winchester, Parker City, Flora, Anderson, Carmel, and Frankfort 851 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... The Freeze Warning will expire at 9AM EDT this morning as temperatures have warmed above freezing. $$ Melo
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Apr 7, 1:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Drier and cooler weather today
- Below freezing temps are again possible tonight in the NE
- Warming trend begins Wednesday and continues through next weekend
- Rain chances return at times from Thursday onward, which may bring receding rivers back into flood in some areas, with active weather potentially continuing beyond the 7 day forecast period
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 1:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 114 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Drier and cooler weather today - Below freezing temps are again possible tonight in the NE - Warming trend begins Wednesday and continues through next weekend - Rain chances return at times from Thursday onward, which may bring receding rivers back into flood in some areas, with active weather potentially continuing beyond the 7 day forecast period && .FORECAST UPDATE... Issued at 932 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 The forecast remains in good shape with only minor adjustments needed. A Freeze Warning remains in effect across northern portions of central Indiana until 10AM this morning. Latest surface analysis and observations depict quiet weather across central Indiana as a Canadian surface high builds in from the northwest. Satellite imagery does show some mid-level clouds overspreading the area. These clouds are associated with a weak mid- level disturbance moving through, but dry air from the approaching surface high will keep weather conditions quiet. An isolated sprinkle cannot be completely ruled out over far southwestern counties. Expect a chilly spring day today thanks to high pressure overhead. Partly cloudy skies will help warm temperatures into the 40s and low 50s despite cold air advection. These temperatures are about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than normal. Increasing diurnal mixing supports minimum RH values around 20-35% this afternoon, but light winds should limit the overall fire threat. && .DISCUSSION (Today through Monday)... Issued at 309 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 Quiet but chilly start to the forecast period. Temperatures this morning will be in the mid to upper 30s in the south, but elsewhere near freezing down to the upper 20s will start the day thanks to a surface high passing to the north. The high will continue to drift to the east today, shifting the winds with it which will start from the NNE to E by tonight. Near to below freezing temperatures will again be possible in our NE tonight. Winds will finally become southerly by midday Wednesday as the high pushes further east and a low pressure system tracks north of the Great Lakes. This will bring WAA and a return to above normal temps for the remainder of the week. The cold front off of the approaching low will bring rain chances to central Indiana as we get into the weekend. Models are showing that the front will likely stall just to our NW from Wednesday night into Thursday night, limiting PoPs over our NW counties during that time. Current thinking is that the front will finally push southeastward Friday and on, prompting our best precip and thunder chances for the week. Expectation for this weekend into next week remains a return to above normal temperatures and a return to periods of active weather. An elongated baroclinic zone will stall somewhere near the region over the weekend and begin fluctuating north and south in response to multiple disturbances developing along it, and may produce multiple opportunities for convection, though model disagreements limit forecast confidence in timing and details here. Potential will exist for multiple rounds of precipitation, which could prolong or exacerbate ongoing flooding on main stem rivers given antecedent conditions as a result of the wet weather in recent weeks. Hydrologic ensembles do show renewed river rises next weekend in response to this potential rainfall, though a mostly dry week will help to hopefully blunt these impacts a bit. There is little to indicate significant severe threats during the latter portion of the forecast period, and this is backed up by experimental machine learning guidance. That said, week two outlooks continue to indicate enhanced likelihood of warmer than normal and above normal precipitation conditions, thus we may well be back in an active pattern for mid to late April, and at a minimum climatology suggests at least a threat or two for severe at some point in the latter part of the month. && .AVIATION (18Z TAF Issuance)... Issued at 112 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 Impacts: - Winds veering through the period, shifting from northeasterly this afternoon to southerly by Wednesday afternoon - Wind gusts between 18-23 kt possible Wednesday afternoon, primarily near LAF Discussion: VFR conditions are expected through the period with surface high pressure across the region. Winds will shift from the northeast to the east this evening, generally around or below 10KT. Winds then shift to southeasterly late tonight before becoming southerly by Wednesday afternoon. Wind gusts between 18-23 kt are possible Wednesday afternoon, primarily near LAF. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && UPDATE...Melo AVIATION...Melo DISCUSSION...KF/Nield
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 3:46 AM EDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 INZ051>053-060>064-067>072-080800- Vigo-Clay-Owen-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Knox-Daviess- Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Near freezing temperatures are possible Tuesday night. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-065-080800- Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone- Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam- Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Decatur- 346 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Near or below freezing temperatures are expected this morning. A freeze Warning is in effect until 10 AM. Near to below freezing temperatures are possible again tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
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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.