Overview
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On Sunday, June 21, a powerful multi-state severe weather system swept through the Midwest. Driven by intense supercell storms, the front delivered destructive winds, large hail, and several tornadoes. |
Tornadoes
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NOTE: times shown below are local to your device's time zone. |
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
| EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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| Tornadoes that fail to impact any ratable damage indicators on the EF-Scale are rated EF-Unknown (EF-U) | |||||
Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1151 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Indiana State Unive 39.49N 87.41W
06/21/2026 Vigo IN Public
Tree branch and shingles blown off by
thunderstorm winds.
0619 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Sullivan 39.10N 87.41W
06/21/2026 Sullivan IN Amateur Radio
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from
Sullivan. Several tree limbs blown down
accompanied by approximately 70 mph winds.
0619 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Sullivan 39.10N 87.41W
06/21/2026 E70 MPH Sullivan IN Amateur Radio
0622 PM Tornado 3 ENE Shelburn 39.20N 87.35W
06/21/2026 Sullivan IN NWS Storm Survey
An EF-1 tornado with path length of 2.74
miles and a path length of 425 yards began
at this location. The peak winds were 100
mph with damage mostly limited to trees and
a few structures northeast of Shelburn and
northwest of Hymera. The tornado initially
tracked northeast before turning southeast.
0650 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 W Hymera 39.19N 87.35W
06/21/2026 Sullivan IN Amateur Radio
Law enforcement in Sullivan County reports
many trees and power lines are
down...multiple vehicles damaged and several
houses damaged.
0654 PM Funnel Cloud Patricksburg 39.31N 86.96W
06/21/2026 Owen IN Trained Spotter
Located northwest of the elementary school.
0656 PM Tornado 3 S Patricksburg 39.27N 86.96W
06/21/2026 Owen IN NWS Storm Survey
A EF0 tornado with estimated peak wind 80
mph, 0.92 mile path length, and path width
of 25 yards. Survey damage suggests the
tornado began west of North Humpty Dumpty
Road south of Patricksburg, IN just before
7:00 PM local time, and continued eastward
for 3 minutes before lifting near North
Byerly Road. This tornado caused sporadic
tree damage mostly consisting of large tree
limbs and a few small tree trunks.
0700 PM Tornado 3 WNW Bicknell 38.79N 87.36W
06/21/2026 Knox IN NWS Storm Survey
Late report of an EF-0 tornado with path
length of 0.30 miles and a maximum path
width of 80 yards that began at this
location. The peak winds were 85 mph with
damage mainly to large tree limbs and metal
outbuilding roofs.
0705 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 W Greencastle 39.64N 86.86W
06/21/2026 M70 MPH Putnam IN Public
0709 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Bicknell 38.78N 87.31W
06/21/2026 Knox IN Emergency Mngr
Scattered trees and utility lines down in
and north of town. Time is estimated from
radar.
0710 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 SW Ellettsville 39.18N 86.69W
06/21/2026 Owen IN Public
Powerlines over the road. Time estimated
from radar.
0724 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Vincennes 38.68N 87.51W
06/21/2026 Knox IN Emergency Mngr
Downed trees and utility lines scattered
around Vincennes. Time is estimated from
radar.
0735 PM Funnel Cloud Vincennes 38.68N 87.51W
06/21/2026 Knox IN Public
Time is approximate. Cloud dissipated during
the call to NWS.
0735 PM Flash Flood 2 NNE Edwardsport 38.85N 87.24W
06/21/2026 Knox IN 911 Call Center
Flash flooding in northern Knox County. Time
estimated.
0740 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 S Plainville 38.78N 87.16W
06/21/2026 Daviess IN Public
Several tree limbs snapped.
0752 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SSW Burns City 38.78N 86.92W
06/21/2026 Martin IN Storm Chaser
Tree damage about 1 mile north of Bramble in
the US 231 and Crane Naval Base area from
possible tornado. Time is estimated from
radar.
0754 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 E West Boggs Lake 38.72N 86.87W
06/21/2026 Martin IN Emergency Mngr
Corrects previous non-tstm wnd dmg report
from 3 E West Boggs Lake. Approximate
location and time. Time is estimated from
radar. EMA reports tree and carport damage
in Martin North of Loogootee to Dover Hill.
0755 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 S Peoga 39.30N 86.14W
06/21/2026 Brown IN Public
Large tree limb over the road.
0755 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 W Spurgeons Corner 39.07N 86.16W
06/21/2026 Brown IN Public
Large tree branches snapped.
0758 PM Tornado 4 NNW Shoals 38.72N 86.81W
06/21/2026 Martin IN NWS Storm Survey
An EF-0 tornado with path length of 2.02
miles and a path width of 50 yards began at
this location. The peak winds were 85 mph
with much of the damage limited to trees
with one metal roof partially ripped off.
Nearby, there was sporadic straight line
wind damage.
0802 PM Rain 1 SE Terre Haute 39.46N 87.37W
06/21/2026 M1.90 Inch Vigo IN Public
0812 PM Tornado 2 SSE Taylorsville 39.27N 85.94W
06/21/2026 Bartholomew IN NWS Storm Survey
A EF0 tornado with estimated peak wind 85
mph, 0.49 miles path length, and path width
of 85 yards. The tornado began east of US 31
and continued northeast through a tree line
and into a corn field. A convergent wind
pattern was noted within the corn field.
Damage to trees occurred just northwest of
the intersection of W 450 N and N 110 W.
Large trees were uprooted and snapped, blown
towards the northwest. The tornado ended
just after crossing N 110 W.
0815 PM Flash Flood 3 ENE Shelburn 39.19N 87.35W
06/21/2026 Sullivan IN Public
Cars stuck due to flooding.
0815 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 S Spring Mill State P 38.69N 86.42W
06/21/2026 Lawrence IN Amateur Radio
Power pole down and damage to Roof on
structure, report received via amateur radio
Skywarn net in Orange County. Located near
the intersection of Cody Road and Hollace
Chastain Road, East of Mitchell IN. Time is
estimated from radar.
0825 PM Flash Flood Washington 38.66N 87.17W
06/21/2026 Daviess IN 911 Call Center
3+ water rescues in Washington and 3+ water
rescues across Daviess County. Widespread
county roads water covered and some with
deep water flowing across. Water into
multiple houses. Flash flooding continuing
into overnight hours for some areas. Time
estimated.
0828 PM Funnel Cloud 1 S Washington 38.64N 87.17W
06/21/2026 Daviess IN Trained Spotter
0835 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 S Spring Mill State P 38.69N 86.41W
06/21/2026 Lawrence IN Public
Large tree limb downed on Cody Road.
0852 PM Rain Unionville 39.22N 86.42W
06/21/2026 M1.05 Inch Monroe IN Public
0905 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NW Roland 38.61N 86.69W
06/21/2026 Martin IN Trained Spotter
Large tree limbs snapped. Time estimated
from radar.
0911 PM Flash Flood 2 N West Boggs Lake 38.76N 86.91W
06/21/2026 Martin IN Public
Water flowing over several roads.
0915 PM Flash Flood 4 WSW Newbern 39.20N 85.81W
06/21/2026 Bartholomew IN 911 Call Center
CR 525 East closed at Base Road from flash
flooding. Water on road on IN-11 just south
of CR 650 and Wolf Creek Road and CR 50
South. Time estimated.
0920 PM Flash Flood Shoals 38.67N 86.79W
06/21/2026 Martin IN 911 Call Center
Significant flooding from Loogootee to
Shoals. Time estimated.
Radar
Selected images from the event
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| Radar from Sullivan County (Hymera) Tornado (Clockwise from upper left: Reflectivity, Velocity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient) |
Radar from Owen County (Patricksburg) Tornado (Clockwise from upper left: Reflectivity, Velocity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient) |
Radar from Knox County (Bicknell) Tornado (Clockwise from upper left: Reflectivity, Velocity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient) |
Radar from Martin County (Dover Hill) Tornado (Clockwise from upper left: Reflectivity, Velocity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient) |
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| Radar from Bartholomew County (Taylorsville) Tornado (Clockwise from upper left: Reflectivity, Velocity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient) |
Rain Reports
Below is a 24 hour rainfall map ending at 7 AM June 22. Please note that the amounts on the map may not match your location exactly. Below the map is a table of rainfall reports received from the event.
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1059 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026
...CENTRAL INDIANA GREATEST RAINFALL TOTALS FOR JUNE 21-22, 2026...
I. GREATEST 18-HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS FOR JUNE 21 1PM - JUNE 22 7AM
For Each Central IN Zone
COUNTY Location Rainfall Time / Date Source
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DAVIESS Washington 1.5 NW 4.76 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
MARTIN Shoals 4.0 E 4.17 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
GREENE Bloomfield 5.3 ENE 3.90 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
KNOX Vincennes 5 NE 3.75 in 800 AM 6/22 COOP
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MONROE Clear Creek 2.66 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
VIGO Universal 3.1 SSW 2.62 in 500 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
SULLIVAN Graysville 5 WNW 2.47 in 800 AM 6/22 COOP
CLAY Brazil 1 SSW 2.31 in 745 AM 6/22 COOP
LAWRENCE Mitchell 4.1 E 2.31 in 730 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
OWEN Freeman 2.4 WSW 2.30 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
BROWN Stone Head 2.3 ENE 2.27 in 727 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
BARTHOLOMEW Rosstown 2.05 in 600 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
PUTNAM Reelsville 2.6 SSW 2.03 in 800 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
HANCOCK Cumberland 0.7 E 1.81 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
JENNINGS Butlerville 1 E 1.70 in 800 AM 6/22 COOP
MARION Cumberland 1.0 N 1.68 in 642 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
HENDRICKS Clayton 1.60 in 430 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
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HENRY New Castle 3.2 W 1.31 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
HAMILTON Fortville 1.5 NW 1.30 in 800 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
JACKSON Freetown 2.4 NW 1.13 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
DECATUR Greensburg 6.0 SW 1.11 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
MADISON Ingalls 3.0 WNW 1.04 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
TIPPECANOE Otterbein 2.3 SE 1.03 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
JOHNSON Edinburgh 0.8 ENE 0.97 in 800 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
RUSH Gwynneville 2.2 NNE 0.95 in 800 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
VERMILLION Perrysville 4 WNW 0.91 in 600 AM 6/22 COOP
MORGAN Wilbur 0.88 in 700 AM 6/22 CoCoRaHS
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
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