Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 2:46PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 11:46am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Mooresville to 7 miles north of Bloomington.
Movement was northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Greenwood, Plainfield, Franklin,
Greenfield, Beech Grove, Martinsville, Mooresville, Southport,
Ellettsville, New Whiteland, Cumberland, Edinburgh, Whiteland,
Bargersville, New Palestine, Brooklyn, Princes Lakes, and Trafalgar.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 79 and 110.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 52 and 75.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 93 and 110.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for
central and west central Indiana.
Area Description:
Hendricks; Marion; Hancock; Owen; Morgan; Johnson; Shelby; Monroe; Brown; Bartholomew
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender: