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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1059 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

INZ005>007-MIZ079-080-170330-
Lagrange IN-Steuben IN-Elkhart IN-St. Joseph MI-Branch MI-
1059 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN STEUBEN...
NORTHEASTERN ELKHART...NORTHERN LAGRANGE...SOUTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH
AND SOUTHWESTERN BRANCH COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT...

At 1059 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Middlebury, or 10 miles west of Lagrange, moving northeast at 60 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...
Sturgis, Middlebury, Bronson, Scott, Fawn River, Burr Oak, Gilead,
Shipshewana, Orland, Brighton, Klinger Lake, Howe, Findley, Matteson
Lake, and Ontario.

This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 108 and
137.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4161 8575 4169 8579 4199 8518 4173 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 246DEG 53KT 4166 8562

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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