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WWUS53 KIWX 181841
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
241 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
INC113-183-181915-
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NOBLE IN-WHITLEY IN-
241 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR NOBLE AND WHITLEY COUNTIES...
AT 240 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TOPEKA TO NEAR TRI-LAKES TO NEAR HUNTINGTON,
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KENDALLVILLE, COLUMBIA CITY, TRI-LAKES, AVILLA, ALBION, CHURUBUSCO,
ROME CITY, SWAN, WOLCOTTVILLE, LAUD, BRIMFIELD, MERRIAM, BLUE LAKE,
LORANE, BIG LAKE, LAOTTO, RABER, BEAR LAKE, LUTHER, AND PEABODY.
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 THESE STORMS.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4100 8564 4125 8557 4152 8555 4153 8519
4127 8519 4126 8531 4118 8531 4118 8534
4101 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 261DEG 25KT 4152 8545 4126 8543 4095 8551
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
DN
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