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Whitley County Emergency Management/DHS
Thursday May 18th, 2017 :: 05:34 p.m. CDT

Alert

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Wabash County in north central Indiana...
Whitley County in northeastern Indiana...
Southern Kosciusko County in north central Indiana...
* Until 645 PM EDT
* At 559 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Akron, or 9
miles northwest of North Manchester, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbia City, North Manchester, Tri-lakes, South Whitley, Akron,
Pierceton, Claypool, Larwill, Burket, Sidney, Laud, Lorane,
Collamer, Liberty Mills, Raber, Beaver Dam Lake, Sevastopol, Beaver
Dam, Luther and Peabody.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Instructions:

Take cover and watch local news outlets for further

Address/Location
Whitley County Emergency Management/DHS
101 W Market St
Columbia City, IN 46725

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 260-248-3167

Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
General emergency and public safety
Event:
Severe Weather Warning

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