Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 16 at 2:53PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 11:53am
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 252 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Southport to Mooresville to 12 miles southeast
of Greencastle. Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Indianapolis, Greenwood, Plainfield, Beech Grove, Greencastle,
Mooresville, Southport, New Whiteland, Whiteland, Brooklyn, Monrovia,
Clayton, Homecroft, Fillmore, Stilesville, Fairland, Bethany,
Indianapolis Int'l Airport, Lake Hart, and Waverly.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 95 and 110.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 49 and 75.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 93 and 107.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Putnam; Hendricks; Marion; Morgan; Johnson; Shelby
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov