Special Weather Statement for Northern La Porte; Eastern St. Joseph; Western St. Joseph +1 more
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What is happening
At 217 AM EDT/117 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Carlisle, or 8 miles northeast of La Porte, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects....
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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Bulletin details
At 217 AM EDT/117 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Carlisle, or 8 miles northeast of La Porte, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch 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... South Bend, La Porte, Buchanan, New Buffalo, New Carlisle, Three Oaks, Dayton, Galien, Byron, Hudson Lake, Chain-o-lakes, Crumstown, Rolling Prarie, Hesston, and Lydick. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 50 and 74. Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 44 and 45. Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 3.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 2:17AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Northern Indiana. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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