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WWUS83 KIND 121728
SPSIND
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
128 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
INZ045-121800-
PUTNAM IN-
128 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF PUTNAM COUNTY THROUGH
200 PM EDT...
AT 128 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENCASTLE TO 8 MILES
NORTH OF BRAZIL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL, AND HALF INCH 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...
GREENCASTLE, ROACHDALE, BAINBRIDGE, FILLMORE, RUSSELLVILLE,
CARPENTERSVILLE, GROVELAND, AND BELLE UNION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3987 8701 3986 8669 3963 8669 3963 8665
3961 8665 3961 8666 3957 8666 3958 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 282DEG 49KT 3976 8673 3964 8717
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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