WWUS83 KIWX 091848
SPSIWX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
248 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
 
INZ008-009-017-018-091915-
Whitley IN-Noble IN-De Kalb IN-Allen IN-
248 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ALLEN...SOUTHEASTERN
NOBLE...NORTHEASTERN WHITLEY AND DE KALB COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM
EDT...

At 247 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Avilla, or near Garrett, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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...
Auburn, Kendallville, Garrett, Butler, Huntertown, Avilla, Albion,
Waterloo, Churubusco, St. Joe, Leo-cedarville, Swan, Concord,
Newville, Corunna, Altona, Butler Center, Saint Johns, Merriam, and
Blue Lake.

This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 320 and
336.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 4121 8543 4138 8549 4151 8484 4137 8480
      4124 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 259DEG 30KT 4132 8523 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Andersen