Indiana Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/16/2026 03:48

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 16 at 6:48AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:48am
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:15am
Description: 
At 648 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Nashville, or 17 miles northwest of Seymour, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel 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... Columbus, Nashville, Hope, Elizabethtown, Hartsville, Clifford, Jonesville, Newbern, Waymansville, Gnaw Bone, Grammer, Spurgeons Corner, Azalia, Country Squire Lakes, Stone Head, Story, Elkinsville, and Taylorsville. This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 55 and 74.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Brown; Bartholomew; Jackson; Jennings
Forcast Office: 
NWS Indianapolis IN