Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
917 WWUS83 KIWX 050121 SPSIWX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 921 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 INZ103-203-204-MIZ277-050215- Western St. Joseph IN-Northern La Porte IN-Southern La Porte IN- Southern Berrien MI- 921 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ST. JOSEPH...LA PORTE AND SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM EDT/915 PM CDT/... At 919 PM EDT/819 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 16 miles northwest of Beverly Shores to Chesterton to near Lakes of the Four Seasons. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Michigan City, La Porte, Westville, Trail Creek, Bridgman, New Buffalo, New Carlisle, Three Oaks, Kingsford Heights, Long Beach, Stevensville, Wanatah, Pottawattamie Park, Shorewood-Tower Hill, Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Dayton, Hanna, Baroda, Shoreham, and Galien. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 67. Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45. Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 24. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4171 8693 4179 8677 4188 8664 4207 8650 4178 8640 4143 8655 4140 8693 TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 248DEG 31KT 4190 8712 4161 8703 4141 8716 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MARSILI