Severe thunderstorm watch canceled for Indianapolis and surrounding counties

(WISH) — A severe thunderstorm watch for Indianapolis and other central Indiana counties, which had been set to run through midnight Thursday, was canceled about 9:15 p.m. Thursday.

The Severe Thunderstorm Prediction Center at 7:45 p.m. Thursday issued the watch for these Indiana counties: Allen, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, De Kalb, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard, Huntington, Johnson, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Madison, Marion, Miami, Montgomery, Morgan, Noble, Owen, Putnam, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Wabash, Wells and Whitley.
Other cities in the watch area are Angola, Carmel, Crawfordsville, Fishers, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Logansport, Noblesville, Marion, Muncie, Warsaw and Westfield.

Storm warnings that had been issued earlier for the watch area warned over 60 mph gusts, which can cause damage to roofs, siding and trees. Tornadoes were possible, but the National Weather Service at Indianapolis did not issue any tornado warnings.

As of 9 p.m., an automated system from the Indianapolis weather service said a storm spotter reported a large tree being uprooted on the southwest side of Terre Haute about 7:14 p.m. due to thunderstorm winds.

Also, about 14% of electricity customers in Parke County, north of Terre Haute, were without power at 9 p.m. Thursday. About 40 minutes earlier, about 24% of Parke County electricity customers were without power.