The National Weather Service in northern Indiana has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Berrien County in southwest Michigan... * until 830 PM EDT * at 746 PM EDT... severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 23 miles northwest of Shorewood-Tower Hill to 14 miles north of Long Beach to Michigan City... and moving east at 55 mph. These are very dangerous storms. Hazard... quarter size hail and 80 mph wind gusts. Source... a mesonet site reported a 79 mph wind gust in northern Porter County Indiana. Impact... Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Flying debris will be dangerous to people and animals. Expect considerable damage to roofs... windows and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... New Buffalo around 755 PM EDT. Three Oaks and Shorewood-Tower Hill around 805 PM EDT. Stevensville and Bridgman around 810 PM EDT. St. Joseph and Fair Plain around 815 PM EDT. Benton Harbor and Benton Heights around 820 PM EDT. Watervliet and Coloma around 825 PM EDT. Other locations in the warning include Union Pier... Turner Shores... Lakeside... Sawyer... Harbert... New Troy... Glendora... Galien... Dayton and Shoreham. Precautionary/preparedness actions... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is a dangerous situation. These storms are producing widespread wind damage across Southern Lake Michigan. Seek shelter now inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:55:29 +0000
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