596  
WWUS53 KIWX 160244  
SVSIWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
INC085-160300-  
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260316T0300Z/  
KOSCIUSKO IN-  
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY...  
 
AT 1044 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER WINONA LAKE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
PIERCETON AROUND 1050 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BIG  
BARBEE LAKE, SECHRIST LAKE, AND WOOSTER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4113 8578 4118 8586 4125 8583 4131 8569  
4119 8570  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 219DEG 54KT 4120 8579  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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