The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of a strong thunderstorm to impact northeastern Allen County:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
544 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016INZ009-018-OHZ004-015-312215-
ALLEN-DE KALB-DEFIANCE-PAULDING-
544 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB…
NORTHEASTERN ALLEN…NORTHWESTERN DEFIANCE AND NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTIES…AT 543 PM EDT…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER GRABILL…OR 8 MILES NORTH OF NEW HAVEN…MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
FORT WAYNE…NEW HAVEN…HICKSVILLE…ANTWERP…WOODBURN…GRABILL…LEO-EDARVILLE…FARMER…CECIL…CUBA…MARK CENTER…THE BEND…WALLEN…SPENCERVILLE IN DEKALB COUNTY AND HARLAN.THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
INTERSTATE 469 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 30.
INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 310 AND 318.TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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LAT…LON 4119 8448 4105 8516 4117 8521 4136 8479
4142 8456
TIME…MOT…LOC 2143Z 251DEG 49KT 4119 8498