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WWUS53 KIWX 160415
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1215 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
INC009-053-069-075-179-160430-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260316T0430Z/
GRANT IN-HUNTINGTON IN-BLACKFORD IN-WELLS IN-JAY IN-
1215 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR EASTERN GRANT...SOUTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON...BLACKFORD...WESTERN
WELLS AND NORTHWESTERN JAY COUNTIES...
AT 1214 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MARION TO NEAR ALEXANDRIA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION, HARTFORD CITY, GAS CITY, UPLAND, DUNKIRK, MONTPELIER,
JONESBORO, MARKLE, VAN BUREN, MATTHEWS, WARREN, FOWLERTON, SHAMROCK
LAKES, MCNATTS, LANDESS, LIBERTY CENTER, MOUNT ZION, MILL GROVE,
BUCKEYE, AND MAJENICA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 253 AND
289.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4038 8522 4038 8561 4059 8570 4087 8534
4040 8511 4037 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 234DEG 44KT 4051 8570 4031 8559
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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