Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Knox and Daviess Counties, IN
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NWS Indianapolis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Knox County and southwestern Daviess County in Indiana until 10:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern Indiana
- Issued
- August 27, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Indianapolis IN
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Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Indianapolis IN. Effective from August 26 at 9:50 PM EDT until August 26 at 10:30 PM EDT. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Southeastern Knox County in southwestern Indiana and southwestern Daviess County in southwestern Indiana. Locations impacted include Washington and Monroe City.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 9:50 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of Vincennes, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated. Expect hail damage to vehicles and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is effective immediately from August 26 at 9:50 PM EDT and remains in effect until August 26 at 10:30 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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