Special Weather Statement Indiana | Effective 03/26/2026 17:23

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 26 at 8:23PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 26, 2026 - 5:23pm
Expires: 
March 26, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
At 823 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mishawaka to near Bremen to near Argos. Movement was southeast at 75 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Elkhart, Mishawaka, Goshen, Warsaw, Columbia City, Nappanee, North Manchester, Winona Lake, Bremen, Ligonier, Syracuse, Dunlap, Granger, Osceola, Bourbon, Wakarusa, South Whitley, Argos, Milford, and North Webster. This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 80 and 82.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for north central and northeastern Indiana.
Area Description: 
Elkhart; Noble; Marshall; Whitley; Wabash; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko; Southern Kosciusko
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana