530  
WWUS83 KIWX 052040  
SPSIWX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
440 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-  
204-216-MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-  
060000-  
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-  
FULTON IN-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-  
WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-NORTHERN LA PORTE-  
EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO-SOUTHERN LA PORTE-  
WESTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-  
BRANCH-HILLSDALE-NORTHERN BERRIEN-SOUTHERN BERRIEN-WILLIAMS-  
FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELKHART, GOSHEN, NAPPANEE, LAGRANGE,  
TOPEKA, SHIPSHEWANA, ANGOLA, FREMONT, KENDALLVILLE, LIGONIER,  
ALBION, AUBURN, GARRETT, KNOX, NORTH JUDSON, BASS LAKE, WINAMAC,  
FRANCESVILLE, MEDARYVILLE, PLYMOUTH, BREMEN, CULVER, ROCHESTER,  
AKRON, COLUMBIA CITY, TRI-LAKES, SOUTH WHITLEY, FORT WAYNE,  
NEW HAVEN, MONTICELLO, MONON, BROOKSTON, LOGANSPORT,  
ROYAL CENTER, PERU, GRISSOM AFB, MEXICO, WABASH,  
NORTH MANCHESTER, HUNTINGTON, ROANOKE, BLUFFTON, OSSIAN, DECATUR,  
BERNE, MARION, GAS CITY, UPLAND, HARTFORD CITY, MONTPELIER,  
PORTLAND, DUNKIRK, MICHIGAN CITY, LA PORTE, KINGSBURY, FISH LAKE,  
SOUTH BEND, MISHAWAKA, LAKEVILLE, GRANGER, SYRACUSE, MILFORD,  
NORTH WEBSTER, LEESBURG, WANATAH, LA CROSSE, UNION MILLS,  
NORTH LIBERTY, NEW CARLISLE, WALKERTON, WARSAW, WINONA LAKE,  
SILVER LAKE, MENTONE, DOWAGIAC, CASSOPOLIS, EDWARDSBURG,  
MARCELLUS, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, WHITE PIGEON, MENDON,  
COLDWATER, BRONSON, HILLSDALE, JONESVILLE, LITCHFIELD,  
BENTON HARBOR, ST. JOSEPH, PAW PAW LAKE, NILES, NEW BUFFALO,  
STEVENSVILLE, BERRIEN SPRINGS, BRYAN, EDGERTON, WAUSEON,  
ARCHBOLD, SWANTON, DELTA, DEFIANCE, SHERWOOD, HICKSVILLE,  
NAPOLEON, DESHLER, LIBERTY CENTER, PAULDING, ANTWERP, PAYNE,  
OTTAWA, LEIPSIC, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, PANDORA, VAN WERT,  
OHIO CITY, LIMA, AND SPENCERVILLE  
440 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025 /340 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2025/  
   
..COLD AIR FUNNELS POSSIBLE
 
 
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS EXIST THAT FAVOR THE POSSIBLE FORMATION OF  
COLD AIR FUNNEL CLOUDS. THESE OCCUR IN VERTICALLY DEVELOPED CLOUDS,  
WHICH USUALLY ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. THEY MAY PERSIST  
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD BEFORE DISSIPATING.  
 
LOW HANGING CLOUDS CAN ALSO APPEAR TO DIP UP AND DOWN AT TIMES,  
BUT THEY WILL NOT SHOW SIGNS OF ANY RAPID ROTATION. IN RARE  
INSTANCES THESE FUNNELS MAY BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN. STAY ALERT AND BE  
PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IF A FUNNEL CLOUD APPROACHES  
THE GROUND.  
 

 
 
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