416  
WWUS53 KIWX 181710  
SVSIWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
110 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
INC091-MIC021-181730-  
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-260518T1730Z/  
LA PORTE IN-BERRIEN MI-  
110 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM  
EDT/1230 PM CDT/ FOR LA PORTE AND SOUTH CENTRAL BERRIEN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 110 PM EDT/1210 PM CDT/, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A  
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR STEVENSVILLE TO NEAR THREE OAKS TO NEAR  
HAMLET, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE  
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LA PORTE, ST. JOSEPH, BRIDGMAN, NEW BUFFALO, THREE OAKS, KINGSFORD  
HEIGHTS, STEVENSVILLE, SHOREWOOD-TOWER HILL, SHOREWOOD-TOWER  
HILLS-HARBERT, HANNA, BARODA, SHOREHAM, GALIEN, GRAND BEACH,  
KINGSBURY, UNION PIER, GLENDORA, NEW TROY, HARBERT, AND SALEM  
HEIGHTS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 80 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 61.  
INTERSTATE 94 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 45.  
INTERSTATE 94 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 25.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4127 8682 4167 8679 4178 8680 4182 8672  
4190 8662 4211 8649 4193 8646 4176 8647  
4176 8652 4165 8653 4165 8649 4157 8649  
4152 8650 4151 8653 4143 8652 4143 8664  
4140 8670 4132 8674 4128 8679  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 232DEG 54KT 4204 8662 4180 8657 4144 8661  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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