- Tuesday May 19th, 2026 :: 05:20 p.m. EDT
Special Weather Statement until 05:45PM 
At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fishers to Lawrence to 6 miles east of Indianapolis. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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... Indianapolis, Anderson, Fishers, Noblesville, Lawrence, Greenfield, Cumberland, McCordsville, Pendleton, Fortville, Ingalls, Lapel, Warren Park, Shirley, Markleville, Wilkinson, Spring Lake, and Geist Reservoir. This includes the following highways... Interstate 69 between mile markers 201 and 230. Interstate 70 between mile markers 87 and 112.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HAMILTON ... MADISON ... MARION ... HANCOCK
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and east central Indiana.
Address/Location
Madison County Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency
200 N Delaware St
Anderson, IN 46016
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-635-2017
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Special Weather Statement
