Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 11:20PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 18, 2026 - 8:20pm
Expires:
August 18, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
At 1120 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bridgman, or 12 miles southwest of St. Joseph, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Niles, Dowagiac, Buchanan, Granger, Bridgman, Berrien Springs,
Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Stevensville, Shorewood-Tower Hill,
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Bertrand, Pokagon, Baroda, Eau Claire,
Glendora, New Troy, Harbert, La Grange, and Sawyer.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 83 and 87.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 10 and 22.
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.
Area Description:
Eastern St. Joseph; Cass; Southern Berrien
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov