Special Weather Statement for Northern La Porte; Western St. Joseph; Southern Berrien
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Northern La Porte, Western St. Joseph, Southern Berrien
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What is happening
At 151 AM EDT/1251 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Trail Creek, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
What the bulletin says to do
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 151 AM EDT/1251 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Trail Creek, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Michigan City, La Porte, Trail Creek, New Buffalo, New Carlisle, Three Oaks, Long Beach, Pottawattamie Park, Galien, Michiana Shores, Grand Beach, Michiana, Byron, Hudson Lake, Waterford, Otis, Pottawattomie Park, Rolling Prarie, Pinola, and Hesston. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 64. Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45. Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 3.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 1:51AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
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Source and limitations
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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