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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
619 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
 

INZ103-MIZ177-277-022300-
Northern La Porte IN-Northern Berrien MI-Southern Berrien MI-
619 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LA PORTE AND
BERRIEN COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT/600 PM CDT/...

At 618 PM EDT/518 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Long Beach, or near Trail Creek, moving northeast
at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Trail Creek, Fair
Plain, Benton Heights, Bridgman, New Buffalo, Berrien Springs, Three
Oaks, Long Beach, Stevensville, Pottawattamie Park, Shorewood-Tower
Hill, Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Lake Michigan Beach, Sodus,
Riverside, and Baroda.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 196 between mile markers 0 and 6.
 Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 45 and 53.
 Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 37 and 45.
 Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 37.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 4206 8622 4160 8675 4171 8693 4182 8672
      4190 8662 4211 8649 4223 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 218DEG 37KT 4172 8678 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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