WW 589 SEVERE TSTM IN 162050Z - 170100Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 589 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 450 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-central Indiana * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 450 PM until 900 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...A cluster of storms will likely continue to progress east-southeastward across the region with damaging winds as the primary hazard. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles northwest of Terre Haute IN to 45 miles east southeast of Indianapolis IN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 586...WW 587...WW 588... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 28030. ...Guyer Read more

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