Alert archive / Indiana / Howard County
Weather alerts in Howard County, Indiana, 2026
144 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Howard County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 144
- Warnings
- 44
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- August42 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 11, 202611 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Howard County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them.
Howard County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 23 | 15 | 35% | 10 | 90% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 4 | 33% | 1 | 100% | 124 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, 5:44 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IND | 7 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:52 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IND | 54 hr |
| 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, 3:47 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | IND | 31 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 27, 2:44 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | IND | 21 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:37 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IND | 31 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:38 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IND | 18 hr |
| Feb 15, 7:39 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | 14 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IND | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:45 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:54 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | 9 hr |
| Mar 7, 6:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | 63 min |
| Mar 11, 5:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:10 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | 42 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:56 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | IND | 30 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, 8:26 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 47 min |
| Mar 22, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 48 min |
| Mar 22, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 45 min |
| Mar 22, 8:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Mar 22, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 38 min |
| Mar 22, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 26, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 8:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 11:55 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:53 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 2, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 118 min |
| Apr 2, 8:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Apr 2, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 19 min |
| Apr 3, 5:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 1:31 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | IND | 20 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:42 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | IND | 24 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | IND | 19 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 26 min |
| Apr 14, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 16 min |
| Apr 17, 10:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:32 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | IND | 18 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:32 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | IND | 12 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:06 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | IND | 31 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 55 min |
| May 1, 3:04 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | IND | 30 hr |
| May 2, 11:50 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | IND | 21 hr |
| May 4, 4:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 18, 11:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 18, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 6:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 3:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 6, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 10, 4:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 11, 7:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 11, 8:08 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 11, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 48 min |
| Jun 11, 9:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 16, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 17, 1:18 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| 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 10, 2:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:47 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | IND | 31 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:47 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | IND | 30 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| 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, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 1, 11:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 14 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:59 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 9:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 11, 1:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 6 days |
| Aug 11, 10:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 11, 11:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 56 min |
| Aug 11, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 1:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 7 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 12 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 12, 2:09 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Aug 12, 2:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Aug 12, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | 11 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:30 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IND | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 23 min |
| Aug 14, 12:03 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 14, 1:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 2:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 8:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 4 hr |
| Aug 14, 12:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 4:07 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 28 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 3:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 19, 6:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 26, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | 63 min |
| Aug 26, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 12:51 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | IND | 5 days |
| Sep 4, 3:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 16, 3:28 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IND | 23 hr |
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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.