Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 13 at 5:26PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 13, 2026 - 2:26pm
Expires:
April 13, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Niles, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Dowagiac, Buchanan, Fair Plain,
Benton Heights, Bridgman, Berrien Springs, Cassopolis, Watervliet,
Coloma, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, Stevensville, Paw Paw Lake, Lake
Michigan Beach, Union, Bertrand, and Pokagon.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 196 between mile markers 0 and 7.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 15 and 42.
Instruction:
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
north central Indiana...and southwestern Michigan.
Area Description:
Cass; Northern Berrien; Southern Berrien
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender: