“Special Weather Statement until 05:15PM” from Madison County Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency : Nixle

Madison County Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency

Friday August 7th, 2026 :: 04:34 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Special Weather Statement until 05:15PM

At 433 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lawrence, or 12 miles northeast of Indianapolis, moving northeast at 30 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... Anderson, Fishers, Noblesville, Lawrence, McCordsville, Pendleton, Fortville, Chesterfield, Ingalls, Lapel, Edgewood, Markleville, Woodlawn Heights, Country Club Heights, River Forest, and Geist Reservoir. This includes the following highways... Interstate 69 between mile markers 203 and 230. Interstate 70 between mile markers 95 and 96.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HAMILTON ... MADISON ... MARION ... HANCOCK

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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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

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