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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 274, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 11, 2026Henry County, Rush County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2026, 9:10 AM EDT for Henry County, Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 11, 2026, 9:10 AM EDT (13:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Henry County, IN, Rush County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 11, 8:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2026-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3952 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2026-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 144 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3952 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.4
Supercell composite
13.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 11, 8:58 AM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 8:58 AM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 2:34 AM EDT, 6 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
234 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-062>065-071-072-120645-
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-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Jackson-Jennings-
234 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Severe storms likely today with the potential for a storm complex
with widespread damaging winds along with localized flash flooding.
Additional storms possible through the night with flooding becoming
the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thunderstorms will be possible at times through the week, with
potential for multiple rounds of severe storms through at least
Wednesday night. Damaging winds and heavy rainfall will be the
primary threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to remain vigilant this week as multiple rounds
of severe storms will be possible.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

INZ060-061-067>070-120645-
Sullivan-Greene-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-
234 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Severe storms likely today with the potential for a storm complex
with widespread damaging winds along with localized flash flooding.
Additional storms possible through the night with flooding becoming
the main threat.

Heat index values up to 105 today may cause heat related illnesses.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thunderstorms will be possible at times through the week, with
potential for multiple rounds of severe storms through at least
Wednesday night. Damaging winds and heavy rainfall will be the
primary threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to monitor the severe weather threat today
and report any damage.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 11, 8:16 AM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 11, 8:44 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 1:38 AM EDTFlood WatchINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 31 more6 days
Aug 11, 1:38 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Sullivan17 hr
Aug 11, 7:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison, Randolph49 min
Aug 11, 8:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph45 min
Aug 11, 8:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison55 min
Aug 11, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware, Madison42 min
Aug 11, 12:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison40 min
Aug 11, 12:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Randolph65 min
Aug 11, 12:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe56 min
Aug 11, 1:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDClinton, Howard, Tipton51 min
Aug 11, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Madison, Montgomery, Tippecanoe and 1 more65 min
Aug 11, 1:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Howard, Madison, Randolph4 hr
Aug 11, 1:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDCarroll, Clinton, Howard, Madison, Tippecanoe, Tipton6 hr
Aug 11, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 3 more56 min
Aug 11, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby63 min
Aug 11, 2:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBoone, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Randolph6 hr
Aug 11, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings63 min
Aug 11, 2:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHancock, Henry, Marion, Rush, Shelby7 hr
Aug 11, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur31 min
Aug 11, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe, Warren28 min
Aug 11, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Tippecanoe, Warren46 min
Aug 11, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen49 min
Aug 11, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe49 min
Aug 11, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery34 min
Aug 11, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion30 min
Aug 11, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke44 min
Aug 11, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock, Johnson, Marion29 min
Aug 11, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke, Vermillion55 min
Aug 11, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion and 1 more45 min
Aug 11, 5:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDelaware, Howard, Madison, Randolph3 hr
Aug 11, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Montgomery, Putnam25 min
Aug 11, 5:27 PM EDTTornado WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion14 min
Aug 11, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence41 min
Aug 11, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMorgan39 min
Aug 11, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 4 more59 min
Aug 11, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo3 hr
Aug 11, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDClay, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Putnam28 min
Aug 11, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo26 min
Aug 11, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 6 more63 min
Aug 11, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Sullivan48 min
Aug 11, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings41 min
Aug 11, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Sullivan, Vigo24 min
Aug 11, 7:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin3 hr
Aug 11, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Martin15 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.