Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 18 at 1:11AM EDT until April 18 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 10:11pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description:
At 111 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Dowagiac to near Wakarusa to near Bourbon, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Dowagiac, Syracuse, Dunlap, Simonton Lake,
Granger, Middlebury, Osceola, Constantine, Cassopolis, Wakarusa,
Bristol, Milford, White Pigeon, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, Millersburg,
and New Paris.
This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 87 and
108.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for north central
Indiana...and southwestern Michigan.
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.
Area Description:
Elkhart, IN; Kosciusko, IN; St. Joseph, IN; Cass, MI; St. Joseph, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov