Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:54PM EDT until May 18 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 10:54am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
At 153 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Akron, or 10
miles northwest of North Manchester, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Peru, Rochester, Akron, Mexico, Wells, Walnut, Tippecanoe, Erie,
Denver, Macy, Chili, Nyena Lake, Deedsville, Athens, Old Tip Town,
Tiosa, Lake Manitou, Gilead, and Talma.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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:
Fulton, IN; Marshall, IN; Miami, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov