A Special Weather Statement has been issued by the National Weather Service:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
530 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010INZ017-018-025-072200-ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON IN-WHITLEY IN-530 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010
AT 521 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE…OR 9 MILES EAST OF NORTH MANCHESTER…MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL…WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH…FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE…
- FORT WAYNE…
- NEW HAVEN…
- WOODBURN AND GRABILL…
- DUNFEE…ARCOLA AND ROLLING HILLS…
- WALLEN…
- LEO-CEDARVILLE AND MAPLES…
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.