Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1250 AM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
INC039-085-099-141-110500-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260311T0500Z/
Elkhart IN-St. Joseph IN-Kosciusko IN-Marshall IN-
1250 AM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ELKHART...SOUTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH...NORTHWESTERN
KOSCIUSKO AND NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...
At 1250 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wakarusa, or 7 miles north of Nappanee, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
South Bend, Nappanee, Bremen, Wakarusa, Lakeville, Locke, La Paz,
Linkville, Lake Of The Woods, Wyatt, Woodland, and Jimtown.
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for north central
Indiana.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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LAT...LON 4151 8629 4162 8622 4164 8596 4133 8593
4138 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 261DEG 40KT 4155 8603
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
