Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 30, 2026 - 9:45pm
Expires:
March 30, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description:
At 1245 AM EDT/1145 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of
strong thunderstorms over Beverly Shores, or near Michigan City,
moving east at 45 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...
Michigan City, La Porte, Trail Creek, New Buffalo, Three Oaks, Long
Beach, Pottawattamie Park, Shorewood-Tower Hill, Shorewood-Tower
Hills-Harbert, Michiana Shores, Grand Beach, Michiana, Union Pier,
Waterford, New Troy, Harbert, Fish Lake, Otis, Sawyer, and Lakeside
In Berrien County.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 39 and 61.
Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 12.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Northern La Porte; Southern Berrien
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender: