Indiana Weather Alert | Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern St. Joseph County in north central Indiana…
La Porte County in northwestern Indiana…
Southern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan…

* Until 1000 PM EDT/900 PM CDT/.

* At 853 PM EDT/753 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along
a line extending from 15 miles northwest of New Buffalo to 8 miles
northwest of Long Beach to near Ogden Dunes, moving east at 35
mph. Strong outflow winds will also precede this line of severe
thunderstorms.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Michigan City, La Porte, Niles, Westville, Buchanan, Trail Creek,
Bridgman, New Buffalo, New Carlisle, Three Oaks, Long Beach,
Pottawattamie Park, Shorewood-Tower Hill, Shorewood-Tower
Hills-Harbert, Dayton, Galien, Michiana Shores, Grand Beach,
Kingsbury, and Michiana.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 71.
Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 16.


Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 8:54PM EDT until August 27 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.