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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 24, 2026Hamilton County, Marion County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 13 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: Apr 24, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT (20:47 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 13 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Hamilton County, IN, Marion County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 196 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: 49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

323 
WFUS53 KIND 242047
TORIND
INC057-097-242115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0016.260424T2047Z-260424T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
447 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Marion County in central Indiana...
  Southeastern Hamilton County in central Indiana...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 446 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Indianapolis, moving northeast at 40 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Indianapolis, Lawrence, Meridian Hills, Rocky Ripple, Williams 
  Creek, Crows Nest, North Crows Nest, Broad Ripple, and Indiana 
  State Fairgrounds around 450 PM EDT.
  Carmel, Fishers, Castleton, and Geist Reservoir around 455 PM EDT.
  Noblesville around 505 PM EDT.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 112 and 121.
 Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 211.
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 78 and 79, and between mile
markers 83 and 85.
 Interstate 74 near mile marker 73.

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.

Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3996 8586 3993 8591 3993 8594 3991 8594
      3974 8619 3981 8629 4008 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 228DEG 36KT 3982 8616 

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

$$

Nield

2 follow-up statements

073 
WWUS53 KIND 242053
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
453 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

INC057-097-242115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260424T2115Z/
Marion IN-Hamilton IN-
453 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES...

At 453 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lawrence, or near Indianapolis, moving northeast at
40 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Lawrence, Castleton, and Geist 
  Reservoir around 500 PM EDT.
  Noblesville around 505 PM EDT.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 115 and 116.
 Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 211.
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 83 and 84.

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.

Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3996 8586 3993 8591 3993 8594 3991 8594
      3978 8614 3984 8621 4008 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 229DEG 34KT 3986 8609 

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

$$

Nield

903 
WWUS53 KIND 242100
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
500 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

INC057-097-242110-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260424T2115Z/
Marion IN-Hamilton IN-
500 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN
HAMILTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
northeastern Marion, northwestern Hancock, and southeastern Hamilton 
counties until 530 PM EDT

LAT...LON 3996 8586 3993 8591 3993 8594 3991 8594
      3978 8614 3984 8621 4008 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 228DEG 36KT 3991 8602 

$$

Nield

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Marion	32 min
Apr 24, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion, Morgan	43 min
Apr 24, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Marion	30 min
Apr 24, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison	65 min
Apr 24, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph	65 min
Apr 24, 5:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hancock, Henry	28 min
Apr 24, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	53 min
Apr 24, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Rush	64 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.