Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 3:19PM EDT until May 18 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 12:19pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
SVRIWX
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Wells County in northeastern Indiana...
Adams County in northeastern Indiana...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 318 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bluffton,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Bluffton, Decatur, Berne, Ossian, Geneva, Monroe, Preble,
Nottingham, Uniondale, Poneto, Vera Cruz, Wellsburg, Murray,
Liberty Center, Mount Zion, Peterson, Tocsin, Keystone, Domestic,
and Kingsland.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Adams, IN; Wells, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender: