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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2026, 3:24 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2026, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fountain County, IN, Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 882 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
273
WUUS53 KIND 131924
SVRIND
INC045-121-165-171-132030-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0310.260813T1924Z-260813T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
324 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Fountain County in west central Indiana...
Northern Parke County in west central Indiana...
Southwestern Warren County in west central Indiana...
Northern Vermillion County in west central Indiana...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 323 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Oakwood to near Sidell, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Covington, Veedersburg, Newport, Cayuga, Hillsboro, Kingman,
Perrysville, Bloomingdale, Marshall, Newtown, Mellott, State Line
City, Wallace, Lodi, Foster, Turkey Run State Park, Yeddo, Gessie,
and Judson.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 1 and 23.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4023 8753 4021 8709 3987 8709 3977 8710
3984 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 280DEG 30KT 4019 8774 3997 8779
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
ME1 follow-up statement
352
WWUS53 KIND 132006
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
406 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
INC171-132016-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260813T2030Z/
Warren IN-
406 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
west central Indiana.
LAT...LON 4011 8753 4008 8709 3987 8709 3977 8710
3984 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 279DEG 34KT 3999 8728 3987 8746
$$
INC045-121-165-132030-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260813T2030Z/
Fountain IN-Parke IN-Vermillion IN-
406 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN...NORTHERN PARKE AND CENTRAL VERMILLION
COUNTIES...
At 406 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles south of Veedersburg to near Newport, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Newport, Cayuga, Kingman, Perrysville, Bloomingdale, Marshall,
Wallace, Turkey Run State Park, Yeddo, Gessie, Lodi, and Judson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4011 8753 4008 8709 3987 8709 3977 8710
3984 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 279DEG 34KT 3999 8728 3987 8746
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
METhe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 8:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 13 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 40 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Madison | 38 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware | 38 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 11 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Henry | 38 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Rush | 36 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Decatur | 36 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Randolph | 36 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Jennings | 9 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:30 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 17 days |
| Aug 13, 12:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 14 days |
| Aug 13, 12:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 18 days |
| Aug 13, 12:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 6 days |
| Aug 13, 1:08 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 66 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 59 min |
| Aug 13, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Monroe | 42 min |
| Aug 13, 4:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 19 min |
| Aug 13, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 57 min |
| Aug 13, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 51 min |
| Aug 13, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 58 min |
| Aug 13, 5:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Clay, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jennings | 60 min |
| Aug 13, 5:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 11 days |
| Aug 13, 5:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 10 days |
| Aug 13, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew | 60 min |
| Aug 13, 6:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Lawrence | 55 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.