The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement in effect until August 25, 07:15 PM EDT:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
618 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2014…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD GRANT…NORTHERN WELLS…EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ADAMS…SOUTHERN MIAMI…HUNTINGTON…SOUTHERN WABASH…SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY AND SOUTHERN ALLEN COUNTIES…
AT 617 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBIA CITY TO ANDREWS TO 16 MILES WEST OF SWAYZEE…MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL…WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF DOWNBURST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING SO LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE…
HUNTINGTON…
FORT WAYNE…
NEW HAVEN AND MARION…
ANDREWS…
LA FONTAINE…
SWEETSER…THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 469 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 28.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 261 AND 314.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN…AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.