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WWUS83 KIND 121731
SPSIND
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
131 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
INZ051-121800-
VIGO IN-
131 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF VIGO COUNTY THROUGH
200 PM EDT...
AT 130 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM CLINTON TO NEAR VERMILION TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MARSHALL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 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...
TERRE HAUTE, WEST TERRE HAUTE, PRAIRIETON, SEELYVILLE, RILEY,
FONTANET, SHEPARDSVILLE, PIMENTO, NORTH TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA STATE
UNIVERSITY, AND SANDFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH 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
WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3935 8753 3961 8753 3961 8720 3952 8720
3952 8724 3938 8724 3927 8733 3935 8755
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 283DEG 17KT 3966 8738 3954 8751 3946 8758
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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