Indiana Weather Alert | Severe Thunderstorm Warning

At 830 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ogden Dunes, or
over Portage, moving northeast at 70 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Trained weather spotters reported 74 mph wind gusts east of
Peotone.

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.


Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 8:31PM CDT until May 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Indiana.

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.

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