Indiana Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/07/2026 17:00

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 7, 2026 - 5:00pm
Expires: 
May 7, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
At 800 PM EDT/700 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hamlet, or 8 miles north of Knox, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Plymouth, Knox, Culver, Hamlet, Koontz Lake, Oak Grove, Ober, Twin Lakes, Rutland, Burr Oak, Maxinkuckee, Tyner, Hibbard, Donaldson, and Grovertown.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Starke; Marshall
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana