Overview
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A fast-moving Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) in an anomalously warm and humid mid-winter environment preceding an Arctic cold front swept across central Indiana and other portions of the lower Ohio Valley on Sunday afternoon and evening, December 28, 2025. Damaging straight-line winds were reported in several locations, along with multiple tornadoes. One brief tornado occurred in central Indiana, in the town of Linton in Greene County. This tornado path was surveyed by NWS Indianapolis on Monday, December 29, 2025, and determined to be of EF-1 intensity, with estimated peak winds of 100 MPH. |
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) | |||||
Radar
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| Radar/Storm Relative Velocity Image at 7:19 PM EST |
Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
Sun Dec 28 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0652 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 W Bainbridge 39.76N 86.88W
12/28/2025 M52 MPH Putnam IN Emergency Mngr
0655 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 W Knightsville 39.52N 87.10W
12/28/2025 M64 MPH Clay IN Public
0718 PM Tornado 1 WSW Linton 39.03N 87.17W
12/28/2025 Greene IN NWS Storm Survey
*** 1 INJ ***
An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 100 mph
and a path length of 1.12 miles began at
this location. The path width maximum was 75
yards.
0718 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 E Vincennes 38.68N 87.47W
12/28/2025 Knox IN Emergency Mngr
multiple tree damage reports E and NE of
Vincennes. Time estimated from radar.
0725 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Brownsburg 39.87N 86.39W
12/28/2025 Hendricks IN Public
Delayed report. Large tree down. Time
estimated via radar.
0733 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NE Mccormicks Creek S 39.30N 86.75W
12/28/2025 M61 MPH Owen IN Public
0740 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SE Indianapolis Int`l 39.70N 86.26W
12/28/2025 M70 MPH Marion IN Mesonet
Mesonet station IN053 I-465 Kentucky Ave.
0750 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Whitehall 39.17N 86.57W
12/28/2025 Monroe IN NWS Employee
Small tree uprooted. Time estimated from
radar.
0820 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 W Spurgeons Corner 39.07N 86.16W
12/28/2025 Brown IN Public
Trees down in area. Time estimated from
radar.
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