Watches, Warnings & Advisories



2 products issued by NWS for: 5 Miles NNE Berrien Center MI

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
318 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

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216-MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-141930-
Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-
Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-
Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Northern La Porte-
Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko-Southern La Porte-
Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-
Branch-Hillsdale-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-Williams-
Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
318 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025 /218 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest
Michigan and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered showers and a few isolated storms are possible this evening
and overnight along and south of US 24.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There are periodic chances of thunderstorms for much of the late
Tuesday through Friday timeframe with the greatest chances Wednesday
into Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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Air Quality Alert

MIZ078>081-177-277-150330-
Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Northern Berrien-
Southern Berrien-
Including the cities of Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg,
Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater,
Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Benton Harbor,
St. Joseph, Paw Paw Lake, Niles, New Buffalo, Stevensville,
and Berrien Springs
1125 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY, JULY 14TH...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
(EGLE) has declared an Air Quality Alert for the rest of today, July
13th and Monday, July 14th, for elevated levels of fine particulate
(PM2.5) in parts of southwest Michigan. Pollutants within those areas
are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG,
Orange AQI) range.

The Air Quality Alert is in effect for the following counties in
southwest Michigan...

Berrien, Cass, St Joseph, Branch, and Hillsdale

The Michigan Department of Enviornment, Great Lakes, and Energy
(EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert for elevated levels of fine
particulate (PM2.5) on Sunday and Monday. Pollutants across the state
are expected to reach the Unhealthy (Red AQI) to USG (Orange AQI).

It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor
activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory
diseases like asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing,
coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat,
and eyes.

Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution,
such as:
 * outdoor burning,
 * use of residential wood burning devices.

Tips for households: Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke
from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning
with MERV-13 or higher rated filters.

For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site:
https://air-egle.hub.arcgis.com/

For up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPA`s Air Now site:
https://www.airnow.gov/

For further health information, please see MDHHS`s Wildfire Smoke
and You Health site:
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-
health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke

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