731  
WFUS51 KILN 170004  
TORILN  
INC029-047-137-170030-  
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0027.250517T0004Z-250517T0030Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
804 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...  
NORTHEASTERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...  
NORTHERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...  
 
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 804 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR BATESVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...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.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MOUNT CARMEL, CEDAR GROVE, BATESVILLE, SUNMAN, PENNTOWN, INTERSTATE  
74 AT STATE ROUTE 101, INTERSTATE 74 AT US ROUTE 52, ROCKDALE,  
MIXERSVILLE, ST. LEON, BROOKVILLE, SHARPTOWN, NEW TRENTON,  
OLDENBURG, LAWRENCEVILLE, AND SAINT PETER.  
 
THIS INCLUDES I-74 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 149 AND 170.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND  
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3949 8482 3928 8482 3921 8521 3935 8524  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 251DEG 37KT 3928 8514  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
 

 
 
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