WWUS83 KIWX 192009
SPSIWX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
409 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026
 
INZ018-025-026-192030-
Huntington IN-Wells IN-Allen IN-
409 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN...
NORTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN WELLS COUNTIES THROUGH 430
PM EDT...

At 409 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Markle, or 8 miles west of Ossian, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Fort Wayne, Huntington, New Haven, Ossian, Markle, Aboite,
Middletown, Roanoke, Zanesville, Uniondale, Nine Mile, Bowerstown,
Yoder, Poe, Hessen Cassel, Mahon, and Rolling Hills.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 469 between mile markers 0 and 15.
 Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 284 and 306.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
northeastern Indiana.

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LAT...LON 4089 8551 4101 8535 4100 8534 4102 8533
      4109 8523 4109 8506 4092 8500 4092 8507
      4089 8507 4078 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 235DEG 35KT 4090 8533 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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