007  
WWUS53 KIWX 160249  
SVSIWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1049 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
INC085-160300-  
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260316T0300Z/  
KOSCIUSKO IN-  
1049 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR EAST  
CENTRAL KOSCIUSKO COUNTY...  
 
AT 1049 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR PIERCETON, OR NEAR WINONA LAKE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT  
60 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
EAST CENTRAL KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...  
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 4115 8575 4125 8582 4131 8569 4119 8570  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 222DEG 54KT 4124 8572  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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