Severe thunderstorm watch for Indianapolis, 42 Indiana counties

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Forty-two Indiana counties were under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. EDT Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.

Primary threats were scattered, damaging wind gusts to 70 mph, and isolated hail up to 1 inch in diameter.

The watch area includes Indianapolis and surrounding counties. The counties under the watch are Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Brown, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, De Kalb, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Huntington, Jackson, Jay, Jennings, Johnson, LaGrange, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Owen, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Steuben, Tipton, Union, Wayne, Wells and Whitley.

The watch area extends into Michigan and Ohio.

Several severe thunderstorms had popped up north of Indianapolis prior to the issuance of the storm watch at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday.

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