748  
WWUS53 KIWX 181754  
SVSIWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
154 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
INC017-181803-  
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-260518T1815Z/  
CASS IN-  
154 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR  
NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4091 8617 4091 8619 4128 8622 4129 8606  
4118 8605 4117 8606 4117 8608 4109 8608  
4109 8602 4104 8602 4104 8595 4073 8594  
4072 8617  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 238DEG 38KT 4109 8595  
 
 
 
INC049-099-103-181815-  
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-260518T1815Z/  
FULTON IN-MIAMI IN-MARSHALL IN-  
154 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT  
FOR EASTERN FULTON...NORTHWESTERN MIAMI AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 153 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AKRON, OR 10  
MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH MANCHESTER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PERU, ROCHESTER, AKRON, MEXICO, WELLS, WALNUT, TIPPECANOE, ERIE,  
DENVER, MACY, CHILI, NYENA LAKE, DEEDSVILLE, ATHENS, OLD TIP TOWN,  
TIOSA, LAKE MANITOU, GILEAD, AND TALMA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING  
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO  
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4091 8617 4091 8619 4128 8622 4129 8606  
4118 8605 4117 8606 4117 8608 4109 8608  
4109 8602 4104 8602 4104 8595 4073 8594  
4072 8617  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 238DEG 38KT 4109 8595  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
BROWN  
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