Radar Confirmed Tornado on the Ground Near Boonville Indiana Targeting Warrick and Spencer County as PDS Warning Urges Mobile Home Residents to Leave Immediately
A radar confirmed tornado is actively on the ground near Boonville, Indiana and moving eastward at 30 mph through Warrick and Spencer County. This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) tornado warning, the highest level of tornado warning the National Weather Service issues, and forecasters are delivering an urgent and direct message to anyone in a mobile home: leave right now.
The Tornado Warning Details
According to the active Tornado Warning in Indiana, valid until 11:15 PM CDT on Sunday June 21, 2026, here is what the warning covers:
- Status: Radar Confirmed Tornado on the Ground
- Warning Expires: 11:15 PM CDT
- Movement: Moving east at 27 to 30 mph
- Hail: Up to 0.75 inches, penny size
- People Affected: 19,456 people
- Homes Affected: 8,094 homes
This Is a PDS Tornado Warning
The Particularly Dangerous Situation designation attached to this tornado warning is not issued lightly. A PDS tornado warning is reserved for situations where forecasters have extremely high confidence that a significant and potentially violent tornado is on the ground and capable of causing catastrophic damage. This is not a standard tornado warning.
The Most Urgent Warning of All: Get Out of Mobile Homes Now
Forecasters are delivering one of the most serious messages possible for mobile home residents in the path of this storm.
If you are in a mobile home in Boonville, Warrick County or Spencer County, you need to leave right now. This tornado will not hold a mobile home. Do not wait.
Mobile homes offer virtually no protection from a confirmed tornado, and a PDS-designated storm is capable of completely destroying even well-anchored mobile structures. Every second counts. Get to the lowest floor of a nearby sturdy building immediately.
Communities in the Direct Path Right Now
Based on the tornado’s current track moving eastward through Warrick and Spencer County, the following communities are in the immediate danger zone:
- Boonville, Indiana (currently in the warning box)
- Warrick County
- Spencer County
- Highland
- Armstrong
- Rockport
- Tell City
- Hawesville
Communities further east along the track should prepare to take shelter immediately as the storm continues moving at 30 mph.
What You Must Do Right Now
The National Weather Service warning is direct and clear about what to do:
- Move to the lowest floor of a sturdy building immediately
- Stay away from all windows
- Get to an interior room with no exterior walls
- If you are outside with no shelter, lie flat in the lowest spot available and cover your head
- If you are in a mobile home, get out and find a sturdy structure immediately, there is no time to wait
- Do not attempt to outrun this tornado in a vehicle
- Monitor live coverage at NOAA Storm Prediction Center
This is an actively life-threatening situation. A radar confirmed PDS tornado is on the ground right now. Take shelter immediately and do not come out until the warning has expired and local authorities confirm it is safe to do so.
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