Indiana Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 09:15

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 12:15PM EDT until May 16 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 9:15am
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 9:45am
Description: 
SVRLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Harrison County in south central Indiana... Northeastern Crawford County in south central Indiana... Southeastern Orange County in south central Indiana... Southwestern Washington County in south central Indiana... * Until 1245 PM EDT. * At 1214 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Paoli, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Salem, Paoli, Stampers Creek, Palmyra, Hardinsburg, Livonia, Fredericksburg, Ethel, Trotter Crossing, and Shorts Corner.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description: 
Crawford, IN; Harrison, IN; Orange, IN; Washington, IN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov