Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Indianapolis, IN
Issued by NWS Indianapolis, IN
053 WWUS83 KIND 080309 SPSIND Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1109 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 INZ062>065-072-080400- Brown IN-Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-Monroe IN-Jennings IN- 1109 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Monroe, southwestern Decatur, Brown, Bartholomew and northwestern Jennings Counties through MIDNIGHT EDT ... At 1109 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Nashville, or 8 miles east of Bloomington, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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... Columbus, Nashville, Hope, Elizabethtown, Hartsville, Clifford, Newbern, Helmsburg, Lake Lemon, Gnaw Bone, Grammer, Yellowwood Lake, Azalia, Woodville Hills, Stone Head, Unionville, Story, and Taylorsville. This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 59 and 76. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central and south central Indiana. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for central and southeastern Indiana. && LAT...LON 3910 8646 3928 8647 3933 8566 3906 8567 TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 269DEG 51KT 3919 8637 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ White