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Tornado Warning 71, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2026, 9:04 PM EDT for Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 21 min. 1 report 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 21, 2026, 9:04 PM EDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2026, 9:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Martin County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 9:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Roland, IN | Large tree limbs snapped. Time estimated from radar. |
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 21, 5:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 643 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
426
WFUS53 KIND 220104
TORIND
INC101-220145-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0071.260622T0104Z-260622T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
904 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Martin County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 904 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Shoals, or 24 miles southwest of Bedford, 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...
Lacy.
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 3857 8684 3866 8679 3865 8668 3853 8668
3853 8672
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 276DEG 25KT 3858 8677
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
White1 follow-up statement
590
WWUS53 KIND 220125
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
925 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
INC101-220135-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-260622T0145Z/
Martin IN-
925 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for southwestern
Indiana.
LAT...LON 3857 8684 3866 8679 3865 8668 3853 8668
3853 8672
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 276DEG 25KT 3856 8658
$$
WhiteThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 8:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 8:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 8:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush, Shelby | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 8:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 8:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 9:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 4 days |
| Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 47 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 10 days |
| Jun 21, 10:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Jennings | 12 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 11:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 11 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 11 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Martin | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 21 hr |
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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.