WWUS51 KILN 182323
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
723 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

INC029-047-137-182345-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260518T2345Z/
Franklin IN-Ripley IN-Dearborn IN-
723 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...RIPLEY AND DEARBORN COUNTIES...

At 722 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Batesville to 8 miles southwest of Dillsboro,
moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Aurora, Bright, Hidden Valley,
Versailles, Milan, Osgood, Dillsboro, Oldenburg, Moores Hill,
Guilford, Wilmington, Logan, Manchester, Sunman, St. Leon, Cedar
Grove, and Mount Carmel.

This includes I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 148 and 170.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 3904 8533 3920 8526 3933 8524 3944 8484
      3911 8482 3906 8489 3904 8489 3902 8491
      3895 8512 3896 8512 3893 8517 3893 8520
      3891 8521 3891 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 257DEG 31KT 3926 8517 3893 8518 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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