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Marshall County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday August 26th, 2014 :: 01:54 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Marshall County. 60 mph winds likely. Damage to roofs and trees possible.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT/130 PM CDT/

* AT 1243 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF
KINGSFORD HEIGHTS...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
KOONTZ LAKE AROUND 1255 PM CDT.
WALKERTON AROUND 200 PM EDT.
NORTH LIBERTY AROUND 205 PM EDT.
LAKEVILLE AROUND 225 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE TYNER...TEEGARDEN...LA PAZ AND
LINKVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING
WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING KILLS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

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Instructions:

Seek shelter indoors. Do not drive through standing water on roads.

Address/Location
Marshall County Emergency Management Agency
112 W Jefferson St
Plymouth, IN 46563

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 574-936-3740

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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