093  
WWUS83 KIWX 030500  
SPSIWX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
100 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
INZ103-204-MIZ177-277-030545-  
WESTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-NORTHERN LA PORTE IN-NORTHERN BERRIEN MI-  
SOUTHERN BERRIEN MI-  
100 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ST. JOSEPH
 
 
NORTHERN LA PORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM EDT/1245 AM  
CDT/...  
 
AT 1258 AM EDT/1158 PM CDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ST. JOSEPH TO NEAR  
BEVERLY SHORES. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MICHIGAN CITY, LA PORTE, BENTON HARBOR, ST. JOSEPH, WESTVILLE,  
BUCHANAN, TRAIL CREEK, BENTON HEIGHTS, FAIR PLAIN, BRIDGMAN, NEW  
BUFFALO, NEW CARLISLE, BERRIEN SPRINGS, WATERVLIET, THREE OAKS,  
COLOMA, LONG BEACH, STEVENSVILLE, POTTAWATTAMIE PARK, AND  
SHOREWOOD-TOWER HILL.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 196 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 7.  
INTERSTATE 80 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 38 AND 70.  
INTERSTATE 94 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 33 AND 45.  
INTERSTATE 94 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 42.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4198 8622 4157 8647 4156 8693 4171 8693  
4182 8672 4190 8662 4211 8649 4224 8636  
4224 8623  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 246DEG 53KT 4207 8656 4168 8702  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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