Full Notification

SVRIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Steuben County in northeastern Indiana... Eastern Elkhart County in north central Indiana... Noble County in northeastern Indiana... Northern Whitley County in northeastern Indiana... Western De Kalb County in northeastern Indiana... Northeastern Kosciusko County in north central Indiana... Lagrange County in northeastern Indiana... Southeastern St. Joseph County in southwestern Michigan... Southern Branch County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 814 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Simonton Lake to 6 miles southeast of Nappanee to near Mentone, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Honeyville, Angola, Fairfield Center, Sturgis, Laotto, Big Long Lake, Kinderhook, Salem Center, Helmer, Howe, Syracuse, Middlebury, Sedan, Little Chapman Lake, Warsaw, Lisbon, Hudson, Orland, James Lake, and Burr Oak. This includes the following highways... Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 329 and 357. Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 102 and 151.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DE KALB, IN ... ELKHART, IN ... KOSCIUSKO, IN ... LAGRANGE, IN ... NOBLE, IN ... STEUBEN, IN ... WHITLEY, IN ... BRANCH, MI ... ST. JOSEPH, MI

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for north central and northeastern Indiana.