TONIGHT AT 6 • Ashton Hackman WTHR Prosecutors say alleged shooter used 'vile and racist language' before murdering man outside Indy bar • Dominic Miranda Eli Gehn Colts training camp • Robb Ellis Heat index climbing wthr.com/watch Or the WTHR Roku and FireTV app WTHR.com

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Hey #Indiana — how hot is it? Show us! Send me a pic so we can talk about today on WTHR.com 13News. Thermometer readings, sweaty selfies, melting candles, whatever. 🥵🔥☀️

Today's weather can be described in one word: Oppressive! At 1020am, Indianapolis Int'l Airport already hit 90 degrees with a heat index of 101. Terre Haute also hit 90 already, but with a heat index of 110! Drink plenty of fluids and check on those without proper A/C. #inwx

It feels like 100+ for most of central Indiana. The temperature in Indy has hit 92...so far.

Scattered downpours developing along the I-70 corridor. Coverage will be scattered to numerous the next 3 days with a focal point in the central/northern parts of the state. Anything on radar will have 2"-3"+ per hour rain rates with areas of flash flooding possible.

Showers and storms with locally very heavy rainfall and isolated wind gusts to 50 mph continue to move east at around 25 mph across the I-70 corridor. Be prepared for brief ponding of water along roads as rain rates have been as high as 1-2 inches per hour. #INwx

Super Soakers hitting parts of Indy causing street flooding and gusty wind.

Showers and storms with locally torrential rainfall and isolated wind gusts to 40 mph have started to develop across central Indiana. Be prepared for brief ponding of water along roads as rain rates have been as high as 1-2 inches per hour. #INwx

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for radar indicated 60 mph wind near Monrovia. Additional heavy storms over north-central and south-central Indiana. Be Weather Aware. Robb Ellis updating on WTHR.com

Flash Flood Warning including Muncie IN, Winchester IN and Parker City IN until 12:30 AM EDT

Next on WTHR.com : -Dominic Miranda LIVE at IMS as Bubba Wallace wins the #Brickyard400 -Marina Silva 13News breaking news with four people shot on Indy’s far east side -Anna Chalker veteran gets life-changing gift before the race at IMS -Robb Ellis on storm chances, heat relief

95 degrees! Officially the hottest day of the year so far in Indianapolis. I'm on WTHR.com with more about the BIG changes coming to the forecast by this weekend!

TONIGHT AT 6 • Ashton Hackman WTHR Homeland Security uses "Speedway Slammer" nickname for Miami Correctional Facility holding ICE detainees • Jennie Runevitch Greenwood homicide investigation • Dominic Miranda IU football preview • Robb Ellis Forecast wthr.com/watch WTHR.com

TONIGHT AT 6 • Emily Longnecker Brandon Schaff VP Vance visits Indiana • Ashton Hackman WTHR Woman claims men hit car and used racial slurs • Eli Gehn Fever at Phoenix Mercury • Dominic Miranda Colts at Ravens • Robb Ellis 90's return wthr.com/watch WTHR.com

TONIGHT AT 11 • Alex Almanza Preview of 2026 Indianapolis budget • Deadline approaching to dismantle Fountain Square homeless encampment • Governor Braun answers questions about redistricting in Indiana • Robb Ellis 90's this weekend wthr.com/watch WTHR.com

This is going right over the LIV Golf tournament golf course at the moment. Some gusts (sub-severe) are moving into Westfield, Carmel, Noblesville and Fishers.

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Golf on NBC, so 13News at 6 will be on WTHR+, WTHR app & wthr.com. -Robb Ellis sharing a cooler forecast (🎉) -Ella Rhoades on helping students soar with aviation careers -Eli Gehn w/a Colts dominant final preseason win wthr.com/watch

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Today marks the 36th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo’s devastating landfall near Charleston. Hugo inflicted catastrophic wind and storm surge damage along the S. Carolina coast, while hurricane-force gusts ripped well inland, reaching as far as the mountains of western N. Carolina.