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WWUS53 KIWX 120132
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
832 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2026
INC091-149-120215-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260612T0215Z/
STARKE IN-LA PORTE IN-
832 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL STARKE AND SOUTHWESTERN LA PORTE COUNTIES...
AT 832 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER WANATAH, OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WESTVILLE, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA PORTE, WESTVILLE, KINGSFORD HEIGHTS, WANATAH, HAMLET, HANNA,
KINGSBURY, THOMASTON, SOUTH CENTER, PINHOOK, SALEM HEIGHTS, SOUTH
WANATAH, TRACY, STILLWELL, UNION MILLS, AND HASKELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, 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 4156 8693 4158 8660 4137 8659 4135 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 242DEG 31KT 4143 8685
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
CLH
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