Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 22 2024

INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-
204-216-MIZ078>081-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-222300-
Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-
Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-
Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Northern La Porte-
Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko-Southern La Porte-
Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-
Branch-Hillsdale-Southern Berrien-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-
Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
Including the cities of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Lagrange,
Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier,
Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac,
Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester,
Akron, Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne,
New Haven, Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport,
Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, Mexico, Wabash,
North Manchester, Huntington, Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur,
Berne, Marion, Gas City, Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier,
Portland, Dunkirk, Michigan City, La Porte, Kingsbury, Fish Lake,
South Bend, Mishawaka, Lakeville, Granger, Syracuse, Milford,
North Webster, Leesburg, Wanatah, La Crosse, Union Mills,
North Liberty, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Warsaw, Winona Lake,
Silver Lake, Mentone, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg,
Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon,
Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Niles,
New Buffalo, Stevensville, Berrien Springs, Bryan, Edgerton,
Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood,
Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp,
Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, Pandora,
Van Wert, Ohio City, Lima, and Spencerville
1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 22 2024 /1106 AM CDT Tue Oct 22 2024/

...Elevated Fire Danger Today...

WHAT...The combination of warm temperatures, breezy winds and
low relative humidity will lead to an elevated fire danger this
afternoon and early this evening as brush, grass and unharvested
fields continue to dry out.

WHERE...Across far southwest Lower Michigan, northwest Ohio and all
of northern Indiana.

WHEN... From Noon EDT to 7 PM EDT today.

IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and may become
very difficult to control, especially in areas of grass, brush
and unharvested fields.

PREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...Burning is strongly
discouraged under these conditions. Take extra care to prevent
the start of accidental fires when smoking or operating vehicles
around dry vegetation or crops. Regularly clear crop dust and
debris from combines to help prevent fires.

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