WWUS83 KIWX 221317 SPSIWX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 817 AM EST Thu Feb 22 2024 INZ024-026-032-033-221345- Wabash IN-Blackford IN-Wells IN-Grant IN- 817 AM EST Thu Feb 22 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WABASH...GRANT... BLACKFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN WELLS COUNTIES THROUGH 845 AM EST... At 816 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near La Fontaine to near Windfall. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Marion, Hartford City, Gas City, Upland, Fairmount, Montpelier, Jonesboro, Sweetser, Swayzee, La Fontaine, Van Buren, Matthews, Sims, Fowlerton, Shamrock Lakes, Mcnatts, Landess, Mier, Mill Grove, and Herbst. This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 252 and 271. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4052 8586 4071 8576 4068 8564 4065 8564 4065 8551 4058 8517 4057 8517 4057 8520 4038 8521 4038 8586 TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 285DEG 33KT 4069 8576 4039 8588 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ MJ