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Marshall County Sheriff's Office
Friday July 17th, 2026 :: 10:16 a.m. EDT

Alert

Surface Smoke Causing Reduced Visibility

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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-Northern Berrien-
Southern Berrien-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-
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Including the cities of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Lagrange, 
Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, 
Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Plymouth, 
Bremen, Culver, Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, 
Fort Wayne, New Haven, 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, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, 
Paw Paw Lake, 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


Surface smoke from Canadian wildfires, in addition to causing very poor air quality, will continue to reduce visibility down to 3/4 of a a mile in some spots. Motorists are advised to allow for extra space between them and the vehicle in front of them. The smoke are expected to begin gradually improving through the afternoon and evening hours.

Instructions:

Execute a pre-planned activity as instructed in the description.

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:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Pollution and other environmental
Event:
Air Pollution

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