Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 12:37PM EDT until May 18 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 9:37am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 10:30am
Description:
SVRIWX
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...
Southwestern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...
* Until 130 PM EDT/1230 PM CDT/.
* At 1237 PM EDT/1137 AM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Beverly Shores to
near Valparaiso to near Wheatfield, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Michigan City, La Porte, St. Joseph, Westville, Trail Creek,
Bridgman, New Buffalo, Three Oaks, Kingsford Heights, Long Beach,
Stevensville, Wanatah, La Crosse, Pottawattamie Park,
Shorewood-Tower Hill, Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Hanna, Baroda,
Shoreham, and Galien.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 61.
Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 25.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
La Porte, IN; Berrien, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender: