diff --git a/db/nexrad.sql b/db/nexrad.sql
index 4da7a35..7615faa 100644
--- a/db/nexrad.sql
+++ b/db/nexrad.sql
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ create table nexrad_afos_message (
     forecaster       TEXT NOT NULL
 );
 
+create index nexrad_afos_message_timestamp_idx on nexrad_afos_message (timestamp_start, timestamp_end);
+create index nexrad_afos_message_wfo_idx       on nexrad_afos_message (wfo);
+create index nexrad_afos_message_phenom_idx    on nexrad_afos_message (phenom);
+create index nexrad_afos_message_sig_idx       on nexrad_afos_message (sig);
+
 select
     AddGeometryColumn('nexrad_afos_message', 'location', 4326, 'POINT'),
     CreateSpatialIndex('nexrad_afos_message', 'location');