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WWUS53 KIWX 181903
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
303 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
INC183-181913-
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WHITLEY IN-
303 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WHITLEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4127 8519 4126 8531 4152 8530 4153 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 237DEG 39KT 4163 8522 4137 8520 4106 8528
INC113-181915-
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NOBLE IN-
303 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN NOBLE COUNTY...
AT 303 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES EAST OF LAGRANGE TO AVILLA TO 8 MILES WEST OF
FORT WAYNE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KENDALLVILLE, AVILLA, SWAN, EGE, LAOTTO, AND LISBON.
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 4127 8519 4126 8531 4152 8530 4153 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 237DEG 39KT 4163 8522 4137 8520 4106 8528
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BROWN
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