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WWUS83 KIWX 190652
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
252 AM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

INZ012-014-103-203-204-MIZ277-190745-
Western St. Joseph IN-Northern La Porte IN-Marshall IN-
Southern La Porte IN-Starke IN-Southern Berrien MI-
252 AM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN ST. JOSEPH...NORTHEASTERN
STARKE...NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL...LA PORTE AND SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN
COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM EDT/245 AM CDT/...

At 251 AM EDT/151 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of
strong thunderstorms near Town of Pines, or near Trail Creek, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Michigan City, La Porte, Westville, Trail Creek, Bridgman, Walkerton,
North Liberty, New Buffalo, New Carlisle, Three Oaks, Kingsford
Heights, Long Beach, Wanatah, Pottawattamie Park, Shorewood-Tower
Hill, Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Koontz Lake, Hanna, Galien, and
Michiana Shores.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 66.
 Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45.
 Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 18.

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.

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.

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LAT...LON 4171 8693 4184 8669 4190 8662 4197 8657
      4198 8651 4143 8634 4136 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0651Z 258DEG 25KT 4166 8690

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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