Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 3:15pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 12 miles southeast of Franklin to near Columbus
to near Brownstown. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Columbus, Seymour, Greensburg, North Vernon, Brownstown, Vernon,
Adams, Hope, Crothersville, Flat Rock, Milford, Westport, Geneva, St.
Paul, Elizabethtown, Hartsville, Milroy, Clifford, Jonesville, and
Millhousen.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 37 and 62.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 123 and 144.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Shelby; Rush; Bartholomew; Decatur; Jackson; Jennings
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender: