Special Weather Statement Indiana | Effective 03/26/2026 18:08

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 26 at 9:08PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 26, 2026 - 6:08pm
Expires: 
March 26, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
At 907 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles west of Tipton to 8 miles west of Brownsburg. Movement was east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Indianapolis, Anderson, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Lawrence, Brownsburg, Lebanon, Beech Grove, Zionsville, Speedway, Elwood, Alexandria, Tipton, Westfield, Cumberland, Cicero, McCordsville, Pendleton, and Fortville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 105 and 146. Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 224. Interstate 70 between mile markers 75 and 98. Interstate 74 between mile markers 49 and 98.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central and west central Indiana.
Area Description: 
Clinton; Boone; Tipton; Hamilton; Madison; Hendricks; Marion; Hancock
Forcast Office: 
NWS Indianapolis IN