{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.7c044bd4e41326a69ef3908e11b4f12cf2ddf047.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 6:40PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.7c044bd4e41326a69ef3908e11b4f12cf2ddf047.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Indianapolis IN"},"word_count":135,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 6:40PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Brown; Bartholomew; Lawrence; Jackson\n**Issued by:** NWS Indianapolis IN\n**Sent:** 2026-09-18T18:40:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-18T18:40:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-18T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 639 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along\na line extending from 10 miles north of Brownstown to 14 miles\nnorthwest of Salem to 10 miles north of Paoli. Movement was\nsoutheast at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nSeymour, Brownstown, Mitchell, Crothersville, Medora, Vallonia,\nPleasant View, Spring Mill State Park, Waymansville, Tunnelton,\nFreetown, and Cortland.\n\nThis includes Interstate 65 near mile marker 48, and between mile\nmarkers 53 and 54.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}