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WWUS83 KIWX 151838
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
238 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
INZ009-018-OHZ004-015-151915-
ALLEN IN-DE KALB IN-DEFIANCE OH-PAULDING OH-
238 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ALLEN
SOUTHERN DE
KALB...NORTHWESTERN DEFIANCE AND NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTIES
THROUGH 315 PM EDT...
AT 238 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HUNTERTOWN, OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF GARRETT, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY SIZE 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...
FORT WAYNE, AUBURN, GARRETT, HICKSVILLE, BUTLER, HUNTERTOWN, ANTWERP,
WOODBURN, GRABILL, ST. JOE, LEO-CEDARVILLE, CONCORD, NEWVILLE, BUTLER
CENTER, SAINT JOHNS, HARLAN, WALLEN, SPENCERVILLE IN DEKALB COUNTY,
MOORE, AND CUBA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 469 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 24 AND 30.
INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 310 AND 327.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4112 8463 4112 8522 4126 8526 4126 8519
4131 8519 4146 8480 4143 8480 4143 8472
4134 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 259DEG 46KT 4122 8513
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CLH
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