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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2026, 7:41 PM EDT for Grant County, Huntington County, Indiana. It was in force for 34 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
- Apr 3, 2026, 7:41 PM EDT (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2026, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
379
WFUS53 KIWX 032341
TORIWX
INC053-069-040015-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0021.260403T2341Z-260404T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
741 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Grant County in central Indiana...
Southwestern Huntington County in northeastern Indiana...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 741 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near La Fontaine, or 7 miles north of Marion, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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
northeastern Grant and southwestern Huntington Counties, including
the following locations... Warren and Pleasant Plain.
This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 270 and
278.
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 4065 8567 4065 8564 4068 8564 4076 8543
4065 8538 4065 8545 4063 8545 4062 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 258DEG 17KT 4065 8562
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
MARSILI2 follow-up statements
582
WWUS53 KIWX 032354
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
754 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
INC053-040004-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260404T0015Z/
Grant IN-
754 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 4070 8559 4076 8543 4065 8538 4065 8558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 258DEG 17KT 4066 8554
$$
INC069-040015-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260404T0015Z/
Huntington IN-
754 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HUNTINGTON COUNTY...
At 754 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Van Buren, or 10 miles northeast of Marion, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado, quarter size hail, and 60 mph wind gusts.
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...
Warren and Pleasant Plain.
This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 272 and
278.
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 4070 8559 4076 8543 4065 8538 4065 8558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 258DEG 17KT 4066 8554
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
MARSILI296 WWUS53 KIWX 040009 SVSIWX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 809 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026 INC069-040019- /O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260404T0015Z/ Huntington IN- 809 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HUNTINGTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. Gusty winds to 40 mph are still possible with this storm. && LAT...LON 4070 8559 4076 8543 4065 8538 4065 8558 TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 258DEG 17KT 4067 8546 $$ MARSILI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Wabash and 1 more | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben | 23 min |
| Apr 2, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 90 min | |
| Apr 2, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 10:00 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 7 hr | |
| Apr 2, 10:35 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Pulaski | 9 days |
| Apr 2, 10:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 4 days |
| Apr 2, 10:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Carroll, Pulaski, White | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 11:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 59 min | |
| Apr 3, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 51 min | |
| Apr 3, 4:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 42 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange and 8 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Wabash | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 25 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.