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WWUS83 KIND 200645
SPSIND

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
245 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

INZ047-048-052>057-060>065-067>072-200745-
Rush IN-Johnson IN-Daviess IN-Clay IN-Brown IN-Martin IN-Decatur IN-
Bartholomew IN-Shelby IN-Greene IN-Hancock IN-Knox IN-Owen IN-
Morgan IN-Lawrence IN-Sullivan IN-Jackson IN-Monroe IN-Marion IN-
Jennings IN-
245 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Hancock,
Monroe, Rush, Morgan, Decatur, Johnson, Knox, southern Owen, Martin,
southeastern Marion, Lawrence, Jackson, Jennings, Daviess, Shelby,
Brown, southeastern Sullivan, Bartholomew, south central Clay and
Greene Counties through 345 AM EDT...

At 245 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Franklin, or 17 miles northwest of Columbus,
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Indianapolis, Bloomington, Columbus, Shelbyville, Vincennes, Seymour,
Bedford, Greenwood, Franklin, Greenfield, Beech Grove, Martinsville,
Washington, Greensburg, Mooresville, North Vernon, Rushville, Linton,
Brownstown, and Bloomfield.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 37 and 107.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 93 and 144.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3874 8750 3896 8751 3974 8608 3979 8530
      3927 8530 3920 8544 3891 8545 3891 8554
      3882 8563 3881 8579 3873 8588 3874 8591
      3878 8620 3869 8631 3869 8668 3853 8668
      3849 8695 3854 8743 3842 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 267DEG 37KT 3938 8615

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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McGINNIS