Situation Desk

Monroe County: NWS warns of severe thunderstorms, hail, 60 mph winds until 7:15 p.m. March 30, 2025

National Weather Service radar image at 6:18 p.m on March 30, 2025 showing a line of severe weather approaching Monroe County and Bloomington from the west. [high res radar]

7:14 p.m. Around 3,000 Duke Energy customers are now without power in the Ellettsville and Bloomington area.

7:01 p.m. Around 1,000 Duke Energy customers are without power in the Ellettsville and Bloomington area.

6:47 p.m. Based on Monroe County alert system, NWS issues a tornado warning for southeastern Monroe County until 7:15 p.m. Sirens sound briefly in downtown Bloomington.

6:47 p.m. High winds hit downtown Bloomington. The B Square's bedroom window is blown out of frame into apartment—duct-taped back into place.

6:36 p.m Monroe County's emergency alert system sends texts and emails about the severe thunderstorm warning.

Around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday evening (March 30), the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of south central Indiana, including all of Monroe County.

The warning includes possible half-dollar sized hail, and winds up to 60 mph, and is effective through 7:15 p.m.

Windows in Bloomington's Trades District busted by vandals during Wednesday night storm

On Thursday, Bloomington police were investigating several broken windows in and around Bloomington’s Trades District, which is located north of city hall. The damage was apparently done by vandals during Wednesday night’s storm, not by the winds from the storm. The investigation remains active and anyone with information

Tornado Watch for Monroe, other Hoosier counties issued for Wednesday, April 2, 2025 through 10 p.m.

1:01 a.m. Monroe County remains under a flash flood warning until 2 a.m. This is the final update from The B Square. You can monitor the outlook and the warnings from the NWS radar page. 10:10 p.m. According to first responder scanner traffic, a tornado

Predicted storm causes cancellation of MCCSC school board vacancy interviews

All after-school activities and meetings for Wednesday (April 2) have been cancelled by Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC), the district announced on its website. But schools were to be dismissed for the day at their regular times. The reason for the cancellation is the forecasted severe weather, which includes

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