{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.cab4ae7dd5b1b5855a2b232f4a0542f4febd4b0d.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.cab4ae7dd5b1b5855a2b232f4a0542f4febd4b0d.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":145,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Shelby; Rush; Bartholomew; Decatur; Jackson; Jennings\n**Issued by:** NWS Indianapolis IN\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T18:15:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T18:15:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along\na line extending from 12 miles southeast of Franklin to near Columbus\nto near Brownstown. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nColumbus, Seymour, Greensburg, North Vernon, Brownstown, Vernon,\nAdams, Hope, Crothersville, Flat Rock, Milford, Westport, Geneva, St.\nPaul, Elizabethtown, Hartsville, Milroy, Clifford, Jonesville, and\nMillhousen.\n\nThis includes the following highways...\nInterstate 65 between mile markers 37 and 62.\nInterstate 74 between mile markers 123 and 144.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}