Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 11:36PM EDT until April 18 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 8:36pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
SVRIWX
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern White County in northwestern Indiana...
Pulaski County in northwestern Indiana...
Northwestern Cass County in north central Indiana...
Starke County in northwestern Indiana...
La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...
Southwestern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...
* Until 1230 AM EDT/1130 PM CDT/.
* At 1135 PM EDT/1035 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Roseland to near Kentland, moving east
at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Michigan City, La Porte, Westville, Knox, Winamac, Trail Creek,
Bridgman, New Buffalo, New Carlisle, Monon, North Judson, Three
Oaks, Kingsford Heights, Long Beach, Wanatah, Wolcott,
Francesville, Hamlet, Medaryville, and La Crosse.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 197 and 198.
Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 61.
Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 17.
Instruction:
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT/200 AM CDT/ for
north central and northwestern Indiana...and southwestern Michigan.
Area Description:
Cass, IN; La Porte, IN; Pulaski, IN; Starke, IN; White, IN; Berrien, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov