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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

July 2, 2017Berrien County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2017, 7:07 PM EDT for Berrien County, Michigan. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2017, 7:07 PM EDT (23:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2017, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

County Berrien County, MI

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 2, 6:34 PM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 6:34 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 12:25 AM EDT, 18 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1225 AM EDT Sun Jul 2 2017

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-030630-
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-
Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-
Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Berrien-
Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-
Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
1225 AM EDT Sun Jul 2 2017 /1125 PM CDT Sat Jul 1 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest
Michigan...northern Indiana and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today into Tonight

There is a chance for scattered thunderstorms Sunday night.
Strong to severe storms are not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

There are periodic chances for thunderstorms next week. Severe
thunderstorms are not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or
check our web site at weather.gov/iwx

LMZ043-046-030630-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1225 AM EDT Sun Jul 2 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of The Nearshore
Waters of Southeastern Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today into tonight

There is a chance for scattered thunderstorms late this afternoon
into tonight. Severe thunderstorms are not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

There are periodic chances for thunderstorms next week.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or
check our web site at weather.gov/iwx

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:07 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
707 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017

INZ003-MIZ077-022330-
La Porte-Berrien-
707 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN LA PORTE
AND BERRIEN COUNTIES...

At 706 PM EDT/606 PM CDT/, radar indicated the leading edge of an
area of showers and embedded strong thunderstorms extending from
near Lake Michigan Beach to near Town Of Pines. Movement was
southeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Michigan City, La Porte, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Trail Creek, Fair
Plain, Benton Heights, Bridgman, New Buffalo, Berrien Springs,
Watervliet, Three Oaks, Coloma, Long Beach, Stevensville,
Pottawattamie Park, Shorewood-Tower Hill, Paw Paw Lake,
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert and Lake Michigan Beach.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 196 between mile markers 0 and 7.
 Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 45 and 61.
 Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 36 and 45.
 Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 42.

Torrential rainfall is likely occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4204 8622 4158 8670 4169 8693 4173 8691
      4178 8695 4194 8670 4213 8658 4211 8649
      4224 8636 4224 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 298DEG 26KT 4221 8646 4174 8697

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX50 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Michigan, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.