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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1259 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Elkhart County in north central Indiana...
  St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
  Northern Kosciusko County in north central Indiana...
  Eastern Marshall County in north central Indiana...
  Cass County in southwestern Michigan...
  Western St. Joseph County in southwestern Michigan...
  Southeastern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 145 AM EDT.

* At 1259 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Berrien Springs to near Bremen to near Argos,
  moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  South Bend, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Goshen, Niles, Plymouth, Nappanee,
  Dowagiac, Bremen, Buchanan, Syracuse, Gulivoire Park, Granger,
  Dunlap, Simonton Lake, Middlebury, Osceola, Constantine, Bourbon,
  and Berrien Springs.

This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 72 and
108.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for north central
Indiana...and southwestern Michigan.

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8622 4207 8566 4176 8565 4176 8566
      4141 8566 4122 8622 4138 8632 4201 8637
      4210 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 239DEG 42KT 4198 8630 4142 8625 4125 8617 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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