Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 10 at 10:50PM CDT until March 10 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 10, 2026 - 8:50pm
Expires:
March 10, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
At 1049 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near La Porte,
moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
La Porte, Kingsford Heights, Wanatah, Hamlet, Koontz Lake, Hanna,
Kingsbury, Byron, Thomaston, Hudson Lake, South Center, Salem
Heights, Fish Lake, South Wanatah, Tracy, Stillwell, Rolling Prarie,
Union Mills, Pinola, and Hesston.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 44 and 61.
Interstate 94 in Indiana near mile marker 45.
Interstate 94 in Michigan near mile marker 0.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for north central
and northwestern Indiana...and southwestern Michigan.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
La Porte, IN; Starke, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov