Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 2 at 8:52PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 5:52pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 851 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Plainfield, or 14 miles southwest of Indianapolis, moving northeast
at 60 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, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Greenwood, Lawrence,
Plainfield, Brownsburg, Beech Grove, Zionsville, Speedway,
Mooresville, Southport, Westfield, Avon, Cicero, Arcadia, Meridian
Hills, Brooklyn, and Warren Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 102 and 126.
Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 210.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 60 and 91.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 69 and 94.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
central Indiana.
Area Description:
Boone; Tipton; Hamilton; Hendricks; Marion; Morgan; Johnson
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov