Special Weather Statement Indiana | Effective 03/26/2026 17:36

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 26 at 8:36PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 26, 2026 - 5:36pm
Expires: 
March 26, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
At 836 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hartford City, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Portland, Hartford City, Gas City, Upland, Dunkirk, Montpelier, Pennville, Westchester, Center, Bryant, Shamrock Lakes, Salamonia, Trinity, Brice, Como, Mill Grove, Bellfountain, Collett, Balbec, and College Corner. This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 255 and 264.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central, northeastern and east central Indiana.
Area Description: 
Grant; Blackford; Jay
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana