Alert archive / Indiana / Bartholomew County
Weather alerts in Bartholomew County, Indiana, 2026
208 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Bartholomew County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 208
- Warnings
- 82
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 39
- Busiest month
- March46 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 18, 202616 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
4 of 11 tornado warnings covering Bartholomew County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 17 minutes after it went out.
Bartholomew County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 11 | 4 | 64% | 1 | 100% | 17 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 30 | 23 | 23% | 11 | 45% | 27 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 3 | 25% | 2 | 100% | 17 min |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Indianapolis, IN: tornado warnings | 78 | 17 | 78% | 26 | 62% | 14 min |
| NWS Indianapolis, IN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 355 | 231 | 35% | 493 | 81% | 22 min |
| NWS Indianapolis, IN: flash flood warnings | 87 | 58 | 33% | 81 | 95% | 120 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 5:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 1:54 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IND | 58 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IND | 25 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IND | 3 days |
| Jan 24, 1:39 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IND | 53 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:28 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | IND | 42 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:53 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IND | 33 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:00 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IND | 18 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:38 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IND | 18 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IND | 27 hr |
| Feb 15, 7:39 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | 14 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Feb 19, 1:20 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Feb 19, 6:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Feb 19, 7:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | 39 min |
| Feb 19, 7:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | 34 min |
| Feb 19, 8:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 31 min |
| Feb 19, 10:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 4:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IND | 14 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IND | 20 hr |
| Mar 2, 6:29 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:38 PM EST | Flood Watch | IND | 20 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:44 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 16 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:24 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 5 days |
| Mar 4, 3:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Mar 4, 3:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 5 days |
| Mar 4, 5:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 10:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 21 days |
| Mar 4, 1:34 PM EST | Flood Watch | IND | 22 hr |
| Mar 4, 7:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 4 hr |
| Mar 4, 7:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:18 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:45 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | 7 hr |
| Mar 4, 10:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 27 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:19 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 32 hr |
| Mar 7, 6:40 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 7:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | 31 min |
| Mar 7, 8:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | 43 min |
| Mar 11, 12:06 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | 17 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:22 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:49 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Mar 11, 8:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 54 min |
| Mar 11, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 42 min |
| Mar 11, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 11, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 27 min |
| Mar 11, 3:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:10 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | 42 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 11 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:07 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | 25 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:29 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | IND | 9 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:29 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | 19 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 8:26 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 20 min |
| Mar 15, 11:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 40 min |
| Mar 22, 4:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 8:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Mar 22, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 34 min |
| Mar 22, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 43 min |
| Apr 1, 12:53 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:31 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | IND | 19 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:32 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | IND | 18 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:06 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | IND | 31 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 12:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 27, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 6:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 27, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 11:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 23 min |
| May 2, 11:50 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | IND | 21 hr |
| May 16, 6:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 27 min |
| May 16, 7:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 35 min |
| May 16, 7:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 4 hr |
| May 16, 8:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 4 hr |
| May 16, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 18, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 17 hr |
| May 18, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 46 min |
| May 18, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 60 min |
| May 18, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 5 hr |
| May 19, 12:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 71 hr |
| May 19, 1:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 25 hr |
| May 19, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 19, 4:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 19, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 19, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 25 min |
| May 19, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 24 min |
| May 19, 6:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 20, 7:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 5 hr |
| May 20, 11:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 47 hr |
| May 20, 11:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 51 hr |
| May 27, 3:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| May 28, 3:37 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | 5 hr |
| May 28, 10:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 24 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 9, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 1:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:18 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 10:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 17, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 10:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 10:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 10:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 16 min |
| Jun 17, 11:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 11:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 12:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 12:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 18, 1:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 2:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 23 min |
| Jun 20, 2:58 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 49 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 21, 5:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 7:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 21, 7:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 20 min |
| Jun 21, 8:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 8:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 11 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:00 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 65 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 51 min |
| Jun 28, 3:15 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IND | 46 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:55 AM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Jul 3, 12:30 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IND | 43 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 3:10 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IND | 17 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 27, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 62 min |
| Jul 27, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 53 min |
| Jul 27, 8:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 14 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 41 min |
| Aug 1, 4:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 12 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 12 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 11 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 6 days |
| Aug 11, 11:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 63 min |
| Aug 11, 3:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 63 min |
| Aug 11, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 8:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 60 min |
| Aug 12, 9:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 9 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Aug 12, 10:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Aug 12, 10:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 5 days |
| Aug 12, 11:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 12, 2:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 3:59 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 21 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 40 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 13, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 60 min |
| Aug 14, 12:03 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 14, 11:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 24 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 2:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 60 min |
| Aug 20, 6:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 27 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 52 min |
| Aug 26, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 63 min |
| Aug 31, 12:51 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | IND | 5 days |
| Sep 5, 4:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Sep 17, 2:08 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 20 hr |
| Sep 20, 7:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 30 |
| Tornado Warning | 11 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 13 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 37 |
| Special Weather Statement | 22 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 17 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 16 |
| Flood Watch | 9 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 15 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.