The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Porter County in northwestern Indiana…
Lake County in northwestern Indiana…
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 812 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Crete, or
over Steger, moving northeast at 60 mph.
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…
Dyer, Lake Station, Chesterton, Cedar Lake, Winfield, Valparaiso,
Town of Pines, Lake Dalecarlia, Beverly Shores, Merrillville,
Hobart, Hebron, East Chicago, Porter, Dune Acres, Wheeler, Lakes of
the Four Seasons, Munster, Highland, Gary, Boone Grove, New
Chicago, Portage, South Haven, and St. John.
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 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Indiana.
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