Alert archive / Indiana / Wells County
Weather alerts in Wells County, Indiana, 2026
170 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Wells County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 170
- Warnings
- 54
- Watches
- 34
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- August37 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 11, 202613 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 Wells County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.
Wells County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 20 | 35% | 13 | 46% | 14 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 4 | 20% | 3 | 100% | 118 min |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Northern Indiana: tornado warnings | 48 | 14 | 71% | 53 | 57% | 11 min |
| NWS Northern Indiana: severe thunderstorm warnings | 309 | 153 | 50% | 674 | 74% | 19 min |
| NWS Northern Indiana: flash flood warnings | 14 | 7 | 50% | 43 | 56% | 115 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, 1:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IWX | 14 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:37 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IWX | 42 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:54 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IWX | 55 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:21 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | 39 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IWX | 71 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:53 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IWX | 54 hr |
| Jan 27, 10:03 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IWX | 24 hr |
| Jan 28, 11:39 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IWX | 21 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:16 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | IWX | 19 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:51 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 9 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:03 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Feb 19, 1:39 PM EST | Wind Advisory | IWX | 29 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 25 min |
| Mar 4, 11:18 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 11 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:06 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 14 hr |
| Mar 7, 7:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 30 min |
| Mar 7, 8:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 36 min |
| Mar 7, 8:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 31 min |
| Mar 11, 5:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:22 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:30 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | IWX | 11 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:43 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | IWX | 31 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:58 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | IWX | 35 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 31 min |
| Mar 22, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 23 min |
| Mar 22, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 35 min |
| Mar 22, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 28 min |
| Mar 22, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 24 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, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 23 min |
| Mar 26, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 8:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Mar 29, 6:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 25 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:55 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 6:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 7:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 9:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:55 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | IWX | 18 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 3, 4:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 42 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:19 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 43 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 34 min |
| Apr 14, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 14, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 21 min |
| Apr 15, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 16, 10:31 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 9 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:56 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | IWX | 19 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:56 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | IWX | 12 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:34 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | IWX | 31 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 6:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 24, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:34 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | IWX | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 11:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 38 min |
| May 1, 3:03 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | IWX | 9 hr |
| May 1, 11:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | IWX | 21 hr |
| May 2, 1:04 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | IWX | 19 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, 2:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 18, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 41 min |
| May 19, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 19, 4:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 19, 6:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 24, 11:34 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 9 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 6:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| 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, 2:08 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | 30 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 23 min |
| Jun 11, 1:49 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | 16 hr |
| 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, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 11:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 19 min |
| Jun 28, 2:16 AM EDT | Extreme Heat Watch | IWX | 11 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:29 PM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | IWX | 5 days |
| Jul 2, 11:33 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | 55 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 73 min |
| Jul 9, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 12:45 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | 31 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | 31 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 12:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 18, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 8:52 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 27, 12:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 1, 11:18 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 26 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:06 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 7:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 39 min |
| 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, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 9:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 10, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 27 min |
| Aug 11, 12:56 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 3 days |
| Aug 11, 7:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 39 min |
| Aug 11, 7:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 45 min |
| 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, 11:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 12:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 64 min |
| Aug 11, 12:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 104 min |
| Aug 12, 5:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:47 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 37 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:35 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 9 days |
| Aug 12, 7:19 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 4 days |
| Aug 14, 10:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 5 days |
| Aug 14, 2:04 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 43 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:31 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 15 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 20, 12:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 32 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 26, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 31 min |
| Aug 31, 1:00 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | 4 days |
| Sep 3, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 57 min |
| Sep 5, 1:41 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Sep 5, 2:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:59 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Sep 15, 11:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 27 min |
| Sep 16, 1:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | 3 hr |
| Sep 16, 10:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 9 days |
| Sep 16, 10:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 8 days |
| Sep 16, 10:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | 2 hr |
| Sep 16, 12:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 8 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:18 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 23 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 20 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:20 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 47 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:58 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 10 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
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.