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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IN — Feb 19, 2026

NWS IND · ETN 8 · National Weather Service warning
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Event Summary

The National Weather Service office IND issued a tornado warning at 23:39 UTC on Feb 19, 2026. The warning was in effect for 36 minutes, ending at Feb 20, 2026 00:15 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.12, -86.91, moving east at about 40 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
4 WSW Whitehall Monroe, IN UNK An EF-2 tornado with peak wind speeds of 120 mph and a path length of 3.73 miles began at this location. The maximum path width was 440 yards with the tornado impacting (IND)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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