Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued
From
Town of Porter
Sent
Fri, Apr 17 @ 10:03pm
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Description
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 10:01PM CDT until April 17 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Newton County in northwestern Indiana...
Benton County in northwestern Indiana...
Porter County in northwestern Indiana...
Lake County in northwestern Indiana...
Jasper County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 1115 PM CDT/1215 AM EDT/.
* At 1000 PM CDT/1100 PM EDT/, severe thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Wilmington to near Clifton to near
Cissna Park, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, East Chicago,
Schererville, Hobart, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Chesterton,
Cedar Lake, Lowell, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Hebron, Fowler, Kentland,
Otterbein, Remington, Morocco, Wheatfield, Lake Village, and
Griffith.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/midnight EDT/ for
east central Illinois...and northwestern Indiana.
This notification was posted by Town of Porter. Town of Porter is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
