WWUS20 KWNS 192034 SEL1 SPC WW 192034 INZ000-OHZ000-200200- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 231 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 435 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Indiana Western Ohio * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 435 PM until 1000 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify over central Indiana and spread eastward through the afternoon, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles northeast of Muncie IN to 45 miles southeast of Bloomington IN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 230... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 24030. ...Hart