Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 9 at 5:17PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 9, 2026 - 2:17pm
Expires:
May 9, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 516 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Fort Wayne, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Fort Wayne, New Haven, Huntertown, Paulding, Antwerp, Woodburn,
Payne, Grabill, Leo-cedarville, Melrose, Latty, Cecil, Broughton,
Worstville, Charloe, Harlan, Edgerton In Allen County, Wallen, Cuba,
and Arcola.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 469 between mile markers 19 and 30.
Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 304 and 321.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Allen; Paulding
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov