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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 8:01PM EDT until October 15 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Daviess, IN; Knox, IN. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC
First saved by us
15 October 2026 at 23:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record
16 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Indianapolis IN · Daviess, IN; Knox, IN
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 00:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 00:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 800 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Washington, or 18 miles northeast of Petersburg, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Washington, Monroe City, Montgomery, Cannelburg, Alfordsville, West Boggs Lake, and Glendale Fishery.

Instructions in this archived message

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 7:45PM EDT until October 15 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 8:01PM EDT until October 15 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

    Source updated
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 23:45 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 23:45 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 23:45 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    At 745 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Washington, or 12 miles north of Petersburg, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Washington, Loogootee, Odon, Monroe City, Wheatland, Montgomery, Cannelburg, Alfordsville, West Boggs Lake, and Glendale Fishery.

    After

    At 800 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Washington, or 18 miles northeast of Petersburg, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Washington, Monroe City, Montgomery, Cannelburg, Alfordsville, West Boggs Lake, and Glendale Fishery.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.74802970330b2a940960ad085fcddd6bccd30e38.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c6b60bd92d30f99934175225d5b29b1c80343f9b.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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  2. Saved by us

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    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 7:27PM EDT until October 15 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 7:45PM EDT until October 15 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

    Source updated
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 23:45 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 23:45 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 23:45 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    SVRIND The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Knox County in southwestern Indiana... Daviess County in southwestern Indiana... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 726 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of Washington, or 9 miles east of Vincennes, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Washington, Bicknell, Loogootee, Odon, Elnora, Monroe City, Wheatland, Plainville, Montgomery, Cannelburg, Alfordsville, West Boggs Lake, and Glendale Fishery.

    After

    At 745 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Washington, or 12 miles north of Petersburg, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Washington, Loogootee, Odon, Monroe City, Wheatland, Montgomery, Cannelburg, Alfordsville, West Boggs Lake, and Glendale Fishery.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.47af59f96f52b10852aefd5d25d740e1180180b8.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.74802970330b2a940960ad085fcddd6bccd30e38.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 23:45 UTC

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 23:32 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 7:27PM EDT until October 15 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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