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Tornado Warning

N Issued by NWS Indianapolis IN ⏳ In force until Fri 16 Oct, 02:45 📍 Knox, IN (approximate) 🕑 3 h ago
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TORIND The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... North central Knox County in southwestern Indiana... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 707 PM EDT, a tornado producing storm was located over Russellville, or 10 miles north of Vincennes, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to th…

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SeverityExtreme
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyObserved
EventTornado Warning
Response typeShelter
CategoryMet
Affected areaKnox, IN
Issuing authorityNWS Indianapolis IN
ContactNot supplied

🕓 Alert timing · EAT

Sent2026-10-15T19:07:00-04:00
Effective2026-10-15T19:07:00-04:00
Onset2026-10-15T19:07:00-04:00
Expires2026-10-15T19:45:00-04:00

📋 Official instructions

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

📄 Message details

Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f7e70634e69da95fa1a8da95d3eb65b673c2b34e.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice

General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
  • To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
  • Stay aware of your surroundings in this area.
  • Follow official updates from the police and local authorities.
  • In an emergency call 112 (police) or 112 (ambulance), or request help through Jilinde.

📰 Story summary

From the report shown in the feed:
  • TORIND The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Tornado Warning for...
  • North central Knox County in southwestern Indiana...
  • * Until 745 PM EDT.
  • * At 707 PM EDT, a tornado producing storm was located over Russellville, or 10 miles north of Vincennes, moving east at 20 mph.
  • HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
  • SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
  • IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to th…
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