Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:36AM CDT until May 18 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 9:36am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 10:15am
Description:
At 1136 AM CDT/1236 PM EDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along
a line extending from near Ogden Dunes to near Wheatfield to near
Fowler, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Hebron,
Otterbein, Remington, Wheatfield, Lakes of the Four Seasons, South
Haven, Porter, Roselawn, Kouts, Oxford, Burns Harbor, Ogden Dunes,
Town of Pines, Beverly Shores, Hanging Grove, Wheeler, Collegeville,
Dune Acres, Stoutsburg, and Fair Oaks.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Benton, IN; Jasper, IN; Porter, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: