Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 13 at 5:07PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 13, 2026 - 2:07pm
Expires:
April 13, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 507 PM EDT/407 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm over Gulivoire Park, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
South Bend, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Goshen, La Porte, Warsaw, Niles,
Plymouth, Nappanee, Dowagiac, Bremen, Buchanan, Syracuse, Granger,
Dunlap, Simonton Lake, Gulivoire Park, Osceola, Bridgman, and
Walkerton.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 50 and 100.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 6 and 17.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT/900
PM CDT/ for north central, northeastern and northwestern Indiana...
and southwestern Michigan.
Area Description:
Elkhart; Starke; Marshall; Northern La Porte; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko; Southern La Porte; Western St. Joseph; Southern Kosciusko; Cass; Southern Berrien
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov