252  
WWUS51 KILN 182332  
SVSILN  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
732 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
INC137-182342-  
/O.CAN.KILN.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260518T2345Z/  
RIPLEY IN-  
732 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RIPLEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3912 8510 3930 8507 3931 8507 3938 8506  
3944 8484 3911 8482 3906 8489 3904 8489  
3902 8491 3895 8511 3897 8512  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 257DEG 31KT 3928 8507 3895 8508  
 
 
 
INC029-047-182345-  
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260518T2345Z/  
FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN-  
732 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND DEARBORN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 732 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF BATESVILLE TO NEAR DILLSBORO, MOVING  
EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LAWRENCEBURG, GREENDALE, AURORA, BRIGHT, HIDDEN VALLEY, DILLSBORO,  
MOORES HILL, GUILFORD, WILMINGTON, LOGAN, MANCHESTER, SUNMAN, ST.  
LEON, CEDAR GROVE, MOUNT CARMEL, COLD SPRINGS, ROCKDALE, INTERSTATE  
74 AT US ROUTE 52, FARMERS RETREAT, AND SHARPTOWN.  
 
THIS INCLUDES I-74 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 AND 170.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3912 8510 3930 8507 3931 8507 3938 8506  
3944 8484 3911 8482 3906 8489 3904 8489  
3902 8491 3895 8511 3897 8512  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 257DEG 31KT 3928 8507 3895 8508  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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