Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:19AM CDT until May 18 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 9:19am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 10:15am
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Newton County in northwestern Indiana...
Benton County in northwestern Indiana...
Porter County in northwestern Indiana...
Lake County in northwestern Indiana...
Jasper County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 1215 PM CDT/115 PM EDT/.
* At 1118 AM CDT/1218 PM EDT/, severe thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Monee to near St. Anne to near
Hoopeston, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Schererville,
Hobart, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Chesterton, Cedar Lake,
Lowell, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Hebron, Fowler, Kentland, Otterbein,
Remington, Morocco, Wheatfield, Lake Village, Griffith, and Dyer.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Benton, IN; Jasper, IN; Lake, IN; Newton, IN; Porter, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: