WWUS83 KIND 182215
SPSIND

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
615 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
INZ056-057-064-065-071-072-182315-
Rush IN-Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-Shelby IN-Jackson IN-Jennings IN-
615 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Shelby,
southern Rush, Decatur, Bartholomew, eastern Jackson and Jennings
Counties through 715 PM EDT...

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3876 8591 3875 8591 3877 8598 3876 8603
      3878 8609 3877 8610 3913 8595 3937 8593
      3956 8530 3927 8530 3920 8544 3891 8545
      3891 8554 3888 8554 3888 8557 3885 8557
      3885 8561 3882 8563 3881 8579 3873 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 225DEG 26KT 3933 8596 3916 8592 3880 8609 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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