WWUS83 KIND 181846
SPSIND

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
246 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
INZ046>048-053>056-062>064-181930-
Johnson IN-Brown IN-Owen IN-Morgan IN-Bartholomew IN-Hendricks IN-
Shelby IN-Hancock IN-Monroe IN-Marion IN-
246 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Shelby,
southwestern Hancock, northern Monroe, Morgan, northern Brown,
Johnson, northwestern Bartholomew, southeastern Hendricks,
northeastern Owen and southern Marion Counties through 330 PM EDT...

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 3981 8571 3935 8589 3923 8672 3969 8658
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 242DEG 33KT 3959 8638 3928 8653 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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GM