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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Feb 20, 2026, 4:23 AM EST for 27 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 20, 2026, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2026, 4:23 AM EST (09:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2026, 8:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2026, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 27 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
194 WWUS73 KIND 200923 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 423 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 INZ021-028>031-035>049-202200- /O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0002.260220T1300Z-260220T2300Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry- Including the cities of Lebanon, New Castle, Crawfordsville, Covington, Clinton, Union City, Kokomo, Winchester, Greencastle, Fairview Park, Plainfield, Parker City, Rosedale, West Lafayette, Rockville, Brownsburg, Fishers, Carmel, Attica, Noblesville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, Danville, Veedersburg, Delphi, Zionsville, Flora, Williamsport, Tipton, West Lebanon, Lafayette, Anderson, Frankfort, Farmland, Muncie, and Montezuma 423 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and west central Indiana. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ JP
3 follow-up statements
009 WWUS73 KIND 201422 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 922 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 INZ054>057-062>064-202230- /O.EXA.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T2300Z/ Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Including the cities of Bloomington, Mooresville, Rushville, Greenwood, Shelbyville, Franklin, Columbus, Nashville, and Martinsville 922 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Bartholomew, Johnson, Morgan, Rush, Shelby, Brown, and Monroe Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-202230- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T2300Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry- Including the cities of Kokomo, Clinton, Fishers, Parker City, Crawfordsville, West Lebanon, Danville, Brownsburg, Fairview Park, Greenfield, Williamsport, Veedersburg, Rockville, Noblesville, Rosedale, Zionsville, Covington, West Lafayette, Anderson, Plainfield, Tipton, Lebanon, Greencastle, Muncie, Carmel, Delphi, New Castle, Farmland, Indianapolis, Union City, Frankfort, Lafayette, Flora, Attica, Montezuma, and Winchester 922 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and west central Indiana. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ KF
174 WWUS73 KIND 202035 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 335 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 INZ028>030-035>037-039-043>049-054>057-062>064-202145- /O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T2300Z/ Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone-Hamilton- Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Morgan- Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Including the cities of Brownsburg, Greenwood, Crawfordsville, Rosedale, Rushville, Attica, Greenfield, West Lebanon, Veedersburg, Indianapolis, Covington, Clinton, Frankfort, Danville, Franklin, Lebanon, Zionsville, Carmel, Fairview Park, New Castle, Bloomington, Shelbyville, West Lafayette, Greencastle, Plainfield, Mooresville, Montezuma, Lafayette, Noblesville, Columbus, Fishers, Rockville, Williamsport, Martinsville, and Nashville 335 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... West winds have diminished. Sustained wind speeds will generally be less than 25 mph with wind gusts less than 35 mph. Wind speeds will continue to decrease over the next few hours. $$ INZ021-031-038-040>042-202300- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T2300Z/ Carroll-Howard-Tipton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph- Including the cities of Kokomo, Delphi, Union City, Flora, Tipton, Muncie, Winchester, Farmland, Anderson, and Parker City 335 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Howard, Madison, Tipton, Delaware, Randolph, and Carroll Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Crosbie
278 WWUS73 KIND 202257 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 557 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 INZ021-031-038-040>042-210000- /O.EXP.KIND.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T2300Z/ Carroll-Howard-Tipton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph- Including the cities of Union City, Flora, Muncie, Anderson, Winchester, Farmland, Tipton, Parker City, Kokomo, and Delphi 557 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... Winds have begun to diminish as sunset approaches. A few gusts to around 25-30 MPH will remain possible at times through mid evening. $$ Nield
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 7:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone | 29 min |
| Feb 19, 7:01 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 29 min |
| Feb 19, 7:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby | 39 min |
| Feb 19, 7:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clinton | 36 min |
| Feb 19, 7:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock | 31 min |
| Feb 19, 7:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 39 min |
| Feb 19, 7:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 34 min |
| Feb 19, 8:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Hancock, Marion | 3 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 24 min |
| Feb 19, 8:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 31 min |
| Feb 19, 8:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur | 38 min |
| Feb 19, 8:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 51 min |
| Feb 19, 10:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 2:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 5 hr |
Nearby
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.