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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 6:37 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Madison, northwestern Shelby, Hancock, northeastern Morgan, northern Johnson, southeastern Hendricks, Marion and southern Hamilton Counties through 330 PM EDT... At 237 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Carmel to near Plainfield. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Indianapolis, Anderson, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Greenwood, Lawrence, Plainfield, Greenfield, Beech Grove, Speedway, Mooresville, Southport, Westfield, Cumberland, McCordsville, Pendleton, Fortville, Chesterfield, and Ingalls. This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 99 and 123. Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 227. Interstate 70 between mile markers 67 and 106. Interstate 74 between mile markers 72 and 103. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for central Indiana. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:29 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN MORGAN...NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON...HENDRICKS...WESTERN MARION...SOUTHEASTERN BOONE AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES... At 228 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Zionsville to near Mooresville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Indianapolis, Carmel, Greenwood, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Beech Grove, Zionsville, Speedway, Mooresville, Danville, Southport, Westfield, Avon, Pittsboro, Meridian Hills, Brooklyn, Clermont, Monrovia, Clayton, and Homecroft. This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 near mile marker 101, and between mile markers 103 and 131. Interstate 70 between mile markers 50 and 85. Interstate 74 between mile markers 57 and 73. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:18 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 220 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL INDIANA BOONE CLINTON HAMILTON HANCOCK HENDRICKS HOWARD JOHNSON MADISON MARION MORGAN SHELBY TIPTON IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA DELAWARE HENRY RANDOLPH IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA CARROLL IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA SULLIVAN IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA CLAY OWEN PUTNAM VIGO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, BRAZIL, BROWNSBURG, CARLISLE, CARMEL, DANVILLE, DELPHI, FARMERSBURG, FARMLAND, FISHERS, FLORA, FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN, GOSPORT, GREENCASTLE, GREENFIELD, GREENWOOD, INDIANAPOLIS, KOKOMO, LEBANON, MARTINSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, MUNCIE, NEW CASTLE, NOBLESVILLE, PARKER CITY, PLAINFIELD, SHELBURN, SHELBYVILLE, SPENCER, SULLIVAN, TERRE HAUTE, TIPTON, UNION CITY, WINCHESTER, AND ZIONSVILLE.
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