Special Weather Statement
Clay, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and Putnam counties, IN · ended Wed 7:00 PM EST
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EST for central, south central and west central Indiana.
At 558 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Brownsburg to 12 miles east of Greencastle to 12 miles south of Brazil. Movement was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include... Indianapolis, Fishers, Greenwood, Lawrence, Plainfield, Franklin, Brownsburg, Beech Grove, Martinsville, Speedway, Mooresville, Danville, Spencer, Southport, Avon, Ellettsville, New Whiteland, Cumberland, McCordsville, and Whiteland.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 92 and 128. Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 202. Interstate 70 between mile markers 42 and 94. Interstate 74 between mile markers 56 and 100.
What to do during a Special Weather Statement
- 1Read the statementIt says what to expect and where.
- 2Keep alerts onA watch or warning may follow if conditions get worse.
Watch vs. Warning
Special Weather Statement questions
Is a Special Weather Statement a warning?
No. It is a notice about weather that is below warning level but still worth knowing about.