Indiana Weather Alert | Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana…
Porter County in northwestern Indiana…
Lake County in northwestern Indiana…
Northern Jasper County in northwestern Indiana…

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 526 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Oak Lawn to Richton Park to Kankakee, moving
northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Dyer, Lake Station, Wheatfield, Cedar Lake, Chesterton, Winfield,
Thayer, Roselawn, Valparaiso, Town of Pines, Lake Dalecarlia,
Beverly Shores, Stoutsburg, Merrillville, Hobart, DeMotte, Fair
Oaks, Dunns Bridge, Hebron, East Chicago, Porter, Dune Acres,
Wheeler, Lakes of the Four Seasons, and Munster.


Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 19 at 5:27PM CDT until March 19 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Indiana.