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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Northern Indiana

141 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

 

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Lagrange IN-St. Joseph MI-Branch MI-

141 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LAGRANGE...ST. JOSEPH

AND WESTERN BRANCH COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM EDT...



At 141 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from near Schoolcraft to near Middlebury. Movement

was east at 45 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

Sturgis, Three Rivers, Bronson, White Pigeon, Centreville, Colon,

Nottawa, Scott, Fawn River, Leonidas, Mendon, Burr Oak, Shipshewana,

Sherwood, Brighton, Klinger Lake, Fishers Lake, Fairfax, Howe, and

Wasepi.



This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 110 and

132.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 4173 8520 4161 8565 4207 8561 4207 8519

TIME...MOT...LOC 0541Z 282DEG 37KT 4208 8565 4162 8564 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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