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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2026, 8:45 PM EDT for Hendricks County, Morgan County, Putnam County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2026, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2026, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hendricks County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:45 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 E Putnamville, IN | Corrects previous tornado report from 3 E Putnamville. An EF-1 tornado with path length of 9.37 miles began at this location. The path width was 100 yards with a peak wind speed of 105 mph. The tornado moved mostly over rural areas of Putnam County but caused |
| Jun 16, 8:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belle Union, IN | Possible tornado. Several reports of tree and structural damage along County Road 600S near Belle Union. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 2387 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
516
WFUS53 KIND 170045
TORIND
INC063-109-133-170115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0040.260617T0045Z-260617T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
845 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Morgan County in central Indiana...
Southwestern Hendricks County in central Indiana...
Southeastern Putnam County in west central Indiana...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 845 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Greencastle, or 31 miles south of Crawfordsville,
moving east at 30 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Greencastle, Stilesville, Little Point, Eminence, and Belle Union.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 43 and 58.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3956 8687 3965 8684 3963 8649 3948 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 284DEG 28KT 3960 8681
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
GM2 follow-up statements
753
WWUS53 KIND 170056
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
856 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
INC063-109-133-170115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260617T0115Z/
Morgan IN-Hendricks IN-Putnam IN-
856 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MORGAN...SOUTHWESTERN HENDRICKS AND SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...
At 856 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located two miles west of
Belle Union, or 29 miles north of Bloomington, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Stilesville, Little Point, Eminence, and Belle Union.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 44 and 58.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3954 8676 3964 8673 3963 8649 3948 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 282DEG 33KT 3957 8670
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
GM248
WWUS53 KIND 170105
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
905 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
INC133-170115-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260617T0115Z/
Putnam IN-
905 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
central and west central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3957 8665 3957 8666 3958 8666 3959 8665
3961 8666 3962 8664 3964 8665 3963 8649
3950 8653 3954 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 278DEG 26KT 3956 8664
$$
INC063-109-170115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260617T0115Z/
Morgan IN-Hendricks IN-
905 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MORGAN AND SOUTH CENTRAL HENDRICKS COUNTIES...
At 905 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles southeast of Greencastle, or 27 miles north of
Bloomington, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Stilesville and Little Point.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 50 and 58.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3957 8665 3957 8666 3958 8666 3959 8665
3961 8666 3962 8664 3964 8665 3963 8649
3950 8653 3954 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 278DEG 26KT 3956 8664
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
GMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Owen, Parke, Putnam | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 8:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Putnam | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 22 min |
| Jun 16, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Madison | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Randolph | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 11:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 7 days |
| Jun 17, 11:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 3 days |
| Jun 17, 11:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 13 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:18 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Vigo | 45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.