Indiana Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/19/2026 13:00

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 1:00pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description: 
At 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sweetser, or near Marion, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Marion, Sweetser, Swayzee, La Fontaine, Van Buren, Converse, Lancaster, Mount Etna, Landess, Lincolnville, Mier, Jalapa, Herbst, Hanfield, Majenica, Banquo, Roseburg, Lake Wood, Somerset, and Pleasant Plain. This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 264 and 277.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for northeastern Indiana.
Area Description: 
Wabash; Huntington; Grant
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana