Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
611 WWUS83 KIWX 030429 SPSIWX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1229 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 MIZ177-277-030445- Northern Berrien MI-Southern Berrien MI- 1229 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY THROUGH 1245 AM EDT... At 1229 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Benton Heights, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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... Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Watervliet, Coloma, Lake Michigan Beach, Paw Paw Lake, Sodus, Riverside, Spinks Corners, and Millburg. This includes the following highways... Interstate 196 between mile markers 0 and 7. Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 27 and 42. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4212 8622 4202 8638 4208 8650 4211 8649 4224 8636 4224 8623 TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 216DEG 31KT 4211 8640 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ MCS