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WFUS53 KIWX 180416
TORIWX
INC091-180445-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0024.260418T0416Z-260418T0445Z/
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TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1116 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT.
* AT 1116 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGSFORD HEIGHTS, OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WESTVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
KINGSFORD HEIGHTS AROUND 1120 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BYRON,
SOUTH CENTER, SALEM HEIGHTS, FISH LAKE, TRACY, KINGSBURY, STILLWELL,
AND UNION MILLS.
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 4141 8685 4150 8687 4166 8663 4163 8652
4147 8653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 244DEG 37KT 4147 8680
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
CLH
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