Indiana, Michigan Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 19:44

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 10:44PM EDT until April 18 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 7:44pm
Expires: 
April 18, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA KOSCIUSKO ST. JOSEPH IN NORTHERN INDIANA CASS IN ELKHART FULTON IN LA PORTE MARSHALL MIAMI PULASKI STARKE WABASH WHITE IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN BERRIEN CASS MI THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, BASS LAKE, BENTON HARBOR, BENTON HEIGHTS, BREMEN, BROOKSTON, BUCHANAN, CASSOPOLIS, CULVER, DOWAGIAC, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART, FAIR PLAIN, FRANCESVILLE, GOSHEN, GRANGER, GRISSOM AFD, KNOX, LA PORTE, LOGANSPORT, MARCELLUS, MEDARYVILLE, MEXICO, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, MONON, MONTICELLO, NAPPANEE, NILES, NORTH JUDSON, NORTH MANCHESTER, PAW PAW LAKE, PERU, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER, ROYAL CENTER, SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH, WABASH, WARSAW, WINAMAC, AND WINONA LAKE.
Area Description: 
Cass, IN; Elkhart, IN; Fulton, IN; Kosciusko, IN; La Porte, IN; Marshall, IN; Miami, IN; Pulaski, IN; St. Joseph, IN; Starke, IN; Wabash, IN; White, IN; Berrien, MI; Cass, MI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov