Severe Thunderstorm Warning for West Central Indiana Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 20, 2026, 3 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Indianapolis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Vigo, Clay, Parke, Vermillion, and Putnam counties in Indiana until 1:45 AM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- West Central Indiana
- Issued
- August 20, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Indianapolis IN
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in West Central Indiana.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Indianapolis IN. Effective from August 20, 2026 at 1:12 AM EDT until August 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM EDT. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Vigo County, Northern Clay County, Southwestern Parke County, South central Vermillion County, and Southwestern Putnam County in west central Indiana. Locations impacted include Terre Haute, Brazil, Clinton, West Terre Haute, Fairview Park, Prairieton, Prairie Creek, Seelyville, Knightsville, Rosedale, Harmony, Staunton, Carbon, Universal, Center Point, Riley, Fontanet, Shepardsville, Cory, and Saline City. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 1 and 31.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 1:11 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Clinton, or 8 miles north of Terre Haute, moving southeast at 45 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is effective immediately from 1:12 AM EDT and expires at 1:45 AM EDT on August 20, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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