Tornado near Dale threatens Huntingburg, Ferdinand and Saint Anthony

A tornado reported near Dale moved east at 30 mph late Sunday, putting Huntingburg, Ferdinand and Saint Anthony in the warning path and sending Jasper sirens into action as Dubois County Emergency Management issued alerts. The storm threat was immediate for southwest Dubois County, where residents were told to move fast and get under cover.

The National Weather Service warning said radar showed rotation capable of producing a tornado near Shoals in Martin County at 9:04 p.m. EDT, and the hazard was listed simply as tornado. Its warning text said flying debris would be dangerous, mobile homes could be damaged or destroyed, and roofs, windows, vehicles and trees could be hit hard. Officials told people to take cover now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.

Dubois County was already under multiple weather hazards late Sunday, including a Tornado Watch and Flood Watch, adding another layer of urgency as severe thunderstorms moved across central Indiana. The National Weather Service office in Indianapolis also had active severe-weather statements in effect, underscoring that the county faced both an immediate tornado threat and the possibility of heavy rain and flash flooding.

The warning came during a stretch of active weather across Indiana, after the National Weather Service issued multiple tornado warnings during a June 11 severe-weather outbreak and later documented tornado and severe-storm activity statewide. For Dubois County, the sequence was another reminder that the county can move from watch to warning in minutes when storms organize over southwest Indiana.

Local officials have also been pressing residents to use more than one way to get warnings after earlier siren problems and upgrades in Jasper and surrounding communities. With Huntingburg, Ferdinand and Saint Anthony in the storm path, emergency managers were counting on phone alerts, weather radio and other notifications to reach people quickly if the storm tightened or shifted east again.