Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 3:16PM EDT until May 18 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 12:16pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
At 315 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Butler to near Woodburn, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Observed wind gust in excess of 50 mph at Fort Wayne
International Airport.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Wayne, New Haven, Auburn, Garrett, Butler, Huntertown, Waterloo,
Hamilton, Woodburn, Monroeville, Grabill, St. Joe, Leo-cedarville,
Middletown, Concord, Ashley, Zanesville, Dixon, Newville, and Hudson.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 469 between mile markers 0 and 30.
Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 294 and 340.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Allen, IN; De Kalb, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov