Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central Indiana Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 12, 2026, 12 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 Hendricks, Morgan, Owen and Putnam counties in Indiana until 10:00 PM EDT August 11.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Indiana
- Issued
- August 12, 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 12 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Indiana.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by NWS Indianapolis IN on August 11 at 9:21 PM EDT. The alert is effective from 2026-08-11T21:21:00-04:00 until 2026-08-11T22:00:00-04:00.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Western Morgan County, Southwestern Hendricks County, Northeastern Owen County, and Southern Putnam County in central and west central Indiana. Locations impacted include Greencastle, Cloverdale, Monrovia, Fillmore, Stilesville, Little Point, Eminence, and Belle Union, as well as Interstate 70 between mile markers 39 and 58.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 9:20 PM EDT a severe thunderstorm was located over Greencastle, or 29 miles south of Crawfordsville, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 10:00 PM EDT on August 11, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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