Tornado Warning
NWS Northern Indiana ยท US
English
Tornado Warning Issued September 17 At 1:27AM EDT Until September 17 At 2:00AM EDT By NWS Northern Indiana
- Event
- Tornado Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Extreme
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Shelter
Wireless alert
National Weather Service: TORNADO WARNING in this area until 2:00 AM EDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media.
Description
Overview
TORIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Grant County in central Indiana... * Until 200 AM EDT. * At 127 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Sweetser, or near Marion, moving east at 25 mph.
Hazard
Tornado.
Source
Radar indicated rotation.
Impacts
Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Marion around 130 AM EDT. Gas City around 135 AM EDT. Upland around 150 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Home Corner, Lake Wood, Arcana, and Roseburg. This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 259 and 267.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Grant County, IN
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Spanish
- Event
- Tornado Warning
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Extreme
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Shelter
Wireless alert
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORNADO en efecto hasta las 2:00 AM EDT. Busque refugio ahora en un sotano o en el interior de un cuarto en el nivel mas bajo de un edificio seguro. Si esta al aire libre, en una casa movil, o en un vehiculo, debe ir al edificio seguro mas cercano y protegerse de proyectiles. Consulte los medios informativos.
Affected areas
- Grant County, IN
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~30s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2PXB41MMH8QKTE5M23YKMWM
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3fb3ccbf4531d86817d6d9be8c2e02471ecaeb86.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Northern Indiana
- AWIPS ID
- CAPIWX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.7641
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
English
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | TOR |
| NationalWeatherService | TOW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | TORIWX |
| WMOidentifier | WFUS53 KIWX 170527 |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-17T05:27:00-00:00...storm...292DEG...23KT...40.58,-85.75 |
| maxHailSize | 0.00 |
| tornadoDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0049.260917T0527Z-260917T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T02:00:00-04:00 |
| WEAHandling | Imminent Threat |
| CMAMtext | NWS: TORNADO WARNING in this area til 2:00 AM EDT. Take shelter now. Check media. |
| CMAMlongtext | National Weather Service: TORNADO WARNING in this area until 2:00 AM EDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. |
Spanish
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | TOR |
| NationalWeatherService | TOW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | TORIWX |
| WMOidentifier | WFUS53 KIWX 170527 |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-17T05:27:00-00:00...storm...292DEG...23KT...40.58,-85.75 |
| maxHailSize | 0.00 |
| tornadoDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0049.260917T0527Z-260917T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T02:00:00-04:00 |
| WEAHandling | Imminent Threat |
| CMAMtext | SNM:AVISO DE TORNADO hasta las 2:00 AM EDT. Refugiese ahora. Consulte medios informativos |
| CMAMlongtext | Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORNADO en efecto hasta las 2:00 AM EDT. Busque refugio ahora en un sotano o en el interior de un cuarto en el nivel mas bajo de un edificio seguro. Si esta al aire libre, en una casa movil, o en un vehiculo, debe ir al edificio seguro mas cercano y protegerse de proyectiles. Consulte los medios informativos. |
Locations
English
Location data
- Grant County, IN
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 018053 |
| UGC | INC053 |
- Polygons
- 40.54,-85.8 40.62,-85.79 40.59,-85.49 40.46,-85.48 40.54,-85.8
Spanish
Location data
- Grant County, IN
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 018053 |
| UGC | INC053 |
- Polygons
- 40.54,-85.8 40.62,-85.79 40.59,-85.49 40.46,-85.48 40.54,-85.8