Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 4 at 6:19PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 4, 2026 - 3:19pm
Expires:
May 4, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 618 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, or 11 miles west of Buchanan, moving
east at 40 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...
Niles, Dowagiac, Buchanan, Bridgman, Berrien Springs, Cassopolis,
Three Oaks, Edwardsburg, Shorewood-Tower Hill, Shorewood-Tower
Hills-Harbert, Pokagon, Dayton, Penn, Baroda, Eau Claire, Galien,
Vandalia, Glendora, New Troy, and Harbert.
This includes Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 8 and
18.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Cass; Southern Berrien
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov