Weather alerts in Putnam County, Indiana, 2025

149 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Putnam County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 149
Warnings: 56
Watches: 15
Advisories: 46
Busiest month: April28 alerts
Busiest day: March 30, 20259 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 Putnam County in 2025 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.

Putnam County, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	0	100%	1	0%
Severe thunderstorm warnings	33	24	27%	10	100%	19 min
Flash flood warnings	4	2	50%	0

Each office's whole area, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Indianapolis, IN: tornado warnings	54	20	63%	39	82%	13 min
NWS Indianapolis, IN: severe thunderstorm warnings	215	137	36%	407	89%	23 min
NWS Indianapolis, IN: flash flood warnings	33	16	52%	26	69%	68 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

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 2, 3:18 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IND	35 hr
Jan 4, 2:30 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IND	60 hr
Jan 9, 3:21 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	48 hr
Jan 18, 3:28 AM EST	Extreme Cold Watch	IND	11 hr
Jan 18, 2:50 PM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	IND	4 days
Jan 23, 12:04 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	IND	86 min
Feb 6, 2:49 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	5 hr
Feb 11, 2:29 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	35 hr
Feb 14, 3:09 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	17 hr
Feb 15, 2:04 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	29 hr
Feb 17, 6:35 PM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	IND	14 hr
Feb 27, 2:10 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	32 hr
Mar 5, 11:38 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	13 hr
Mar 13, 1:23 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	IND	53 hr
Mar 14, 9:02 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 15, 2:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	42 min
Mar 15, 4:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	37 min
Mar 15, 3:48 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Mar 18, 2:53 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	IND	30 hr
Mar 19, 1:16 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Mar 19, 5:56 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Mar 19, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	39 min
Mar 19, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	43 min
Mar 19, 8:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	25 min
Mar 22, 1:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	66 min
Mar 30, 1:02 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 30, 3:05 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Mar 30, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	41 min
Mar 30, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	47 min
Mar 30, 4:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	3 hr
Mar 30, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	45 min
Mar 30, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	44 min
Mar 30, 6:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	3 hr
Mar 30, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	45 min
Mar 31, 11:51 AM EDT	Flood Watch	IND	6 days
Apr 1, 2:48 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	IND	33 hr
Apr 2, 3:43 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 2, 4:17 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 2, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	45 min
Apr 2, 8:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	31 min
Apr 2, 8:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	41 min
Apr 2, 8:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	47 min
Apr 2, 9:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	IND	27 min
Apr 2, 10:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	3 hr
Apr 3, 2:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	6 hr
Apr 4, 10:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	3 hr
Apr 5, 1:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	3 hr
Apr 5, 4:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	4 hr
Apr 5, 4:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	48 hr
Apr 5, 6:51 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	6 hr
Apr 5, 10:57 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	39 hr
Apr 5, 12:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	47 hr
Apr 6, 2:55 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	IND	24 hr
Apr 6, 9:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	5 hr
Apr 7, 2:54 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	IND	31 hr
Apr 7, 11:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	24 hr
Apr 8, 2:41 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	IND	18 hr
Apr 11, 2:42 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	IND	30 hr
Apr 15, 3:21 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	IND	30 hr
Apr 19, 4:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	36 min
Apr 19, 4:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	47 min
Apr 19, 8:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	3 hr
Apr 29, 9:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	38 min
May 8, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	33 min
May 8, 2:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	3 hr
May 8, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	35 min
May 8, 3:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	85 min
May 8, 3:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	3 hr
May 13, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	31 min
May 13, 7:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	2 hr
May 16, 3:59 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 16, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	58 min
May 16, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	55 min
May 16, 7:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	52 min
May 16, 8:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	50 min
May 29, 1:30 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	8 hr
Jun 7, 7:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	11 hr
Jun 8, 12:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	6 hr
Jun 14, 1:00 PM EDT	Flood Watch	IND	9 hr
Jun 14, 1:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	3 hr
Jun 18, 11:57 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 18, 1:01 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 18, 1:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 18, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	52 min
Jun 18, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	52 min
Jun 20, 3:10 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	IND	8 days
Jun 24, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	30 min
Jun 27, 2:36 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jun 27, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	34 min
Jul 1, 6:34 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	116 min
Jul 6, 1:09 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 6, 8:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	30 min
Jul 9, 11:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	2 hr
Jul 12, 12:42 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 12, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	37 min
Jul 13, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	39 min
Jul 16, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	29 min
Jul 16, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	48 min
Jul 16, 7:28 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Jul 16, 7:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	29 min
Jul 20, 3:03 AM EDT	Flood Watch	IND	24 hr
Jul 20, 8:35 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jul 21, 6:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	3 hr
Jul 22, 3:05 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	IND	65 hr
Jul 24, 7:53 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	IND	48 hr
Jul 26, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	27 min
Jul 26, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	36 min
Jul 27, 3:25 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	IND	65 hr
Jul 29, 11:35 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	IND	32 hr
Jul 30, 1:02 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 31, 5:52 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	3 hr
Aug 16, 6:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	50 min
Aug 19, 2:15 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Sep 3, 10:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	20 min
Sep 3, 10:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	24 min
Sep 13, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	25 min
Sep 13, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	37 min
Sep 22, 8:59 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	12 hr
Sep 23, 11:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	3 hr
Oct 9, 2:12 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	IND	19 hr
Oct 19, 3:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	50 min
Oct 22, 8:59 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	IND	24 hr
Oct 22, 12:57 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	IND	13 hr
Oct 23, 2:18 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	IND	31 hr
Nov 9, 8:40 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	15 hr
Nov 18, 4:18 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	42 min
Nov 20, 8:21 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	14 hr
Nov 25, 10:15 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	33 hr
Nov 27, 1:38 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IND	24 hr
Nov 28, 1:26 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IND	38 hr
Nov 29, 3:16 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 1, 3:18 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	28 hr
Dec 10, 7:42 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	37 hr
Dec 12, 2:19 PM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	IND	68 hr
Dec 12, 2:19 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	37 hr
Dec 13, 3:10 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IND	18 hr
Dec 13, 10:43 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 13, 2:48 PM EST	Extreme Cold Warning	IND	20 hr
Dec 18, 11:23 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	9 hr
Dec 24, 1:39 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	19 hr
Dec 26, 6:15 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	4 hr
Dec 28, 12:03 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	41 hr
Dec 28, 3:47 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Dec 28, 6:05 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	25 min
Dec 28, 6:22 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	17 min
Dec 28, 6:30 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	45 min
Dec 28, 6:32 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	43 min
Dec 28, 7:10 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	50 min
Dec 28, 7:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	46 min

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	33
Tornado Warning	2
Tornado Watch	7
Mesoscale Discussion	15
Special Weather Statement	17
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	6
Flash Flood Warning	4
River Flood Warning	3
Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	13
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	8
Heat
Heat Advisory	5
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	1
Freeze Warning	4
Extreme Cold Watch	1
Freeze Watch	2
Cold Weather Advisory	3
Frost Advisory	3
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	8
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	6

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.