Indiana Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 20:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 11:16PM EDT until April 28 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 8:16pm
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description: 
SVRIND The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Martin County in southwestern Indiana... Lawrence County in south central Indiana... Western Jackson County in south central Indiana... * Until 1215 AM EDT. * At 1116 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles east of Bloomfield to 12 miles northwest of Shoals to Washington, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bedford, Shoals, Mitchell, Loogootee, Oolitic, Medora, Crane, Norman, Heltonville, Indian Springs, Freetown, Tunnelton, Huron, Bartlettsville, Burns City, Lacy, Vallonia, Williams, Avoca, and Pleasant View.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Jackson, IN; Lawrence, IN; Martin, IN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov