Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 3:49PM EDT until August 9 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 12:49pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
At 349 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles west of Allegan to near Hartford to
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Dowagiac, Fair Plain, Benton
Heights, Bridgman, Berrien Springs, Cassopolis, Watervliet, Coloma,
Stevensville, Shorewood-Tower Hill, Paw Paw Lake, Shorewood-Tower
Hills-Harbert, Lake Michigan Beach, Pokagon, Sodus, Riverside, and
Baroda.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 196 between mile markers 0 and 7.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 9 and 42.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Berrien, MI; Cass, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov