Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
379 WWUS53 KIWX 202301 SVSIWX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 701 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024 INC091-099-141-149-202330- /O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-240520T2330Z/ St. Joseph IN-Starke IN-Marshall IN-La Porte IN- 701 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT/630 PM CDT/ FOR ST. JOSEPH...NORTHEASTERN STARKE...NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND CENTRAL LA PORTE COUNTIES... At 700 PM EDT/600 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Roseland to near Walkerton, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Emergency management. 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... South Bend, Mishawaka, La Porte, Gulivoire Park, Granger, Walkerton, North Liberty, New Carlisle, Kingsford Heights, Wanatah, Hamlet, Lakeville, Roseland, Koontz Lake, Hanna, La Paz, Kingsbury, Indian Village, Teegarden, and Salem Heights. This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 53 and 63, and between mile markers 67 and 79. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread wind damage across central La Porte County. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. && LAT...LON 4174 8662 4176 8619 4138 8624 4135 8693 4139 8693 TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 270DEG 40KT 4174 8633 4151 8655 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ NWS