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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 21, 2026Brown County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2026, 7:25 PM EDT for Brown County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 20 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
Jun 21, 2026, 7:25 PM EDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2026, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Brown County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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
Jun 21, 5:43 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 210 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2026-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2026-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

623 
WFUS53 KIND 212325
TORIND
INC013-105-109-212345-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0064.260621T2325Z-260621T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
725 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Southeastern Morgan County in central Indiana...
  Northwestern Brown County in south central Indiana...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 725 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles north of Bloomington, moving northeast at 35
  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...
  Mahalasville, Lake Lemon, Beanblossom, Unionville, and Helmsburg.

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 3919 8649 3930 8658 3943 8633 3927 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 243DEG 31KT 3927 8650 

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

$$

GM
2 follow-up statements
961 
WWUS53 KIND 212336
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
736 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

INC013-105-109-212345-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-260621T2345Z/
Monroe IN-Morgan IN-Brown IN-
736 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN AND NORTHWESTERN BROWN
COUNTIES...

At 736 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles south of Martinsville, or 10 miles northeast 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...
Mahalasville, Lake Lemon, Beanblossom, Unionville, and Helmsburg.

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 3921 8642 3935 8649 3943 8633 3927 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 248DEG 28KT 3929 8641 

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

$$

GM
877 
WWUS53 KIND 212343
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
743 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

INC013-105-109-212353-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-260621T2345Z/
Monroe IN-Morgan IN-Brown IN-
743 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN
AND NORTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for south
central and central Indiana.

LAT...LON 3921 8642 3935 8649 3943 8633 3927 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 243DEG 31KT 3931 8635 

$$

GM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 5:43 PM EDTTornado WarningINDSullivan, Vigo47 min
Jun 21, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDClay, Greene, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo59 min
Jun 21, 5:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDSullivan, Vigo3 hr
Jun 21, 6:09 PM EDTTornado WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo21 min
Jun 21, 6:24 PM EDTTornado WarningINDClay, Sullivan, Vigo33 min
Jun 21, 6:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDecatur5 hr
Jun 21, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDClay, Daviess, Greene, Hendricks, Knox, Martin and 9 more39 min
Jun 21, 6:36 PM EDTTornado WarningINDKnox, Sullivan39 min
Jun 21, 6:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo3 hr
Jun 21, 6:49 PM EDTTornado WarningINDClay, Owen26 min
Jun 21, 6:50 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Knox25 min
Jun 21, 6:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDSullivan3 hr
Jun 21, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Greene, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe and 3 more41 min
Jun 21, 7:08 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen26 min
Jun 21, 7:12 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Knox48 min
Jun 21, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Sullivan43 min
Jun 21, 7:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDGreene, Knox, Sullivan3 hr
Jun 21, 7:27 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Knox48 min
Jun 21, 7:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDGreene, Knox, Sullivan3 hr
Jun 21, 7:31 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMorgan11 min
Jun 21, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 4 more48 min
Jun 21, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDDaviess, Lawrence, Martin43 min
Jun 21, 7:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDGreene, Monroe, Owen2 hr
Jun 21, 7:51 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Lawrence, Martin39 min
Jun 21, 7:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDaviess, Knox, Martin3 hr
Jun 21, 7:55 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Brown20 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.