Indiana Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 16:06

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 7:06PM EDT until May 18 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 4:06pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Franklin County in southeastern Indiana... Ripley County in southeastern Indiana... Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 706 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles north of Osgood to 10 miles north of Madison, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Aurora, Bright, Hidden Valley, Versailles, Milan, Osgood, Dillsboro, Oldenburg, Moores Hill, Guilford, Wilmington, Logan, Manchester, Sunman, St. Leon, Holton, and Napoleon. This includes I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 146 and 170.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Area Description: 
Dearborn, IN; Franklin, IN; Ripley, IN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov