TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN ST JOSEPH COUNTY, NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY, LA PORTE COUNTY, SOUTHWESTERB BERRIEN COUNTY. ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
Starke County in northwestern Indiana...
Northwestern Marshall County in north central Indiana...
La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...
Southwestern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...
* Until midnight EDT/1100 PM CDT/.
* At 1109 PM EDT/1009 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms capable of
producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage
were located along a line extending from near Lake Station to
Winfield to near Hebron, moving east at 60 mph. Wind gusts up to
80 mph and isolated tornadoes are possible with this line of
thunderstorms!
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
Michigan City, Westville, Wanatah, and La Crosse around 1125 PM
EDT.
Trail Creek, Long Beach, and Pottawattamie Park around 1130 PM
EDT.
La Porte and Kingsford Heights around 1135 PM EDT.
Hamlet around 1140 PM EDT.
Walkerton, New Carlisle, and Koontz Lake around 1145 PM EDT.
North Liberty around 1150 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Union Pier,
Lomax, Waterford, Ober, Michiana Shores, Harbert, Pinhook, English
Lake, Salem Heights, and Fish Lake.
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 11.
Instructions:
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Address/Location
Marshall County Sheriff's Office
1400 pioneer
Plymouth, IN 46563
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 574-936-3187
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:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning