Hazardous Weather Could Impact Memorial Day Plans

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Hazardous Weather statement for almost the entire state of Indiana, including Clinton County, for Saturday and Saturday night.

Besides Clinton, hazardous weather could impact the following counties: Carroll, Warren, Tippecanoe, Howard, Fountain, Montgomery, Boone, Tipton, Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, Randolph, Vermillion, Parke, Putnam, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Henry, Vigo, Clay, Owen, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby, Rush, Sullivan, Greene, Monroe, Brown, Bartholomew, Decatur, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Lawrence, Jackson and Jennings.

Cities which could be impacted include Frankfort, Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Kokomo, Attica, Covington, Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Tipton, Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Clinton, Newport, Rockville, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, Cumberland, New Castle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Clay City, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown and North Vernon.

Thunderstorms are possible today and tonight with warm and humid conditions continuing. Damaging winds, hail, torrential rain and lightning are possible. Heat index values around 90 across areas mainly along and south of Interstate 70.

Highest chances for thunderstorms will be Saturday afternoon and again overnight Saturday.

Thunderstorms will be possible at times Sunday, Memorial Day, and Tuesday night into Wednesday. Some of the storms could be strong to severe at times, especially on Sunday. Heavy rain may occur.