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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana

March 15, 2026Kosciusko County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2026, 10:38 PM EDT for Kosciusko County, Indiana. It was in force for 22 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: Mar 15, 2026, 10:38 PM EDT (02:38 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Kosciusko County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 15, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 258 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 429 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

660 
WFUS53 KIWX 160238
TORIWX
INC085-160300-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0013.260316T0238Z-260316T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1038 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Kosciusko County in north central Indiana...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 1038 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Winona Lake, moving northeast at 65 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...
  Warsaw, Winona Lake, and Pierceton around 1045 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Big
Barbee Lake, Sechrist Lake, Packerton, Claypool, Wooster, and Sidney.

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 4109 8590 4112 8593 4122 8590 4131 8569
      4111 8570
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 220DEG 56KT 4113 8587 

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

$$

DN

2 follow-up statements

596 
WWUS53 KIWX 160244
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1044 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026

INC085-160300-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260316T0300Z/
Kosciusko IN-
1044 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY...

At 1044 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Winona Lake, moving northeast at 65 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...
  Pierceton around 1050 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Big
Barbee Lake, Sechrist Lake, and Wooster.

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 4113 8578 4118 8586 4125 8583 4131 8569
      4119 8570
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 219DEG 54KT 4120 8579 

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

$$

DN

007 
WWUS53 KIWX 160249
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1049 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026

INC085-160300-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260316T0300Z/
Kosciusko IN-
1049 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL KOSCIUSKO COUNTY...

At 1049 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pierceton, or near Winona Lake, moving northeast at
60 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Kosciusko County, including the following locations...
Big Barbee Lake, Sechrist Lake, and Wooster.

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 4115 8575 4125 8582 4131 8569 4119 8570
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 222DEG 54KT 4124 8572 

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

$$

DN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 15, 9:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski, White	38 min
Mar 15, 10:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, Marshall and 4 more	36 min
Mar 15, 10:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Kosciusko, Noble, Whitley	11 min
Mar 15, 11:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	LaGrange	21 min
Mar 15, 11:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Steuben	24 min
Mar 15, 11:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells	31 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.