Special Weather Statement issued September 15 at 11:03PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

**Special Weather Statement issued September 15 at 11:03PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana**

At 1103 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of Columbia City to 8 miles southwest of Markle. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Fort Wayne, Huntington, New Haven, Bluffton, Ossian, Markle, Grabill, Aboite, Middletown, Roanoke, Warren, Lancaster, Zanesville, Uniondale, Vera Cruz, Yoder, Murray, Liberty Center, Buckeye, and Tocsin.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 469 between mile markers 0 and 30. Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 273 and 315.

**What You Should Do:**

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

**Alert Details:**

- **Severity:** Moderate

- **Urgency:** Expected

- **Issued by:** NWS Northern Indiana

- **Effective:** Sep 15, 2026 11:03 PM UTC

- **Expires:** Sep 15, 2026 11:30 PM UTC

*This alert was automatically distributed from the National Weather Service via the IPAWS All-Hazards Information Feed.*