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WWUS53 KLOT 181636
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1136 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
INC089-111-181646-
/O.CAN.KLOT.SV.W.0112.000000T0000Z-260518T1715Z/
NEWTON IN-LAKE IN-
1136 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NEWTON AND LAKE COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT/600 PM
EDT/ FOR NORTHWESTERN INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4091 8699 4084 8699 4084 8710 4048 8710
4048 8731 4074 8726 4122 8728 4124 8722
4162 8722 4171 8693 4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 238DEG 44KT 4167 8717 4125 8711 4062 8722
INC007-073-127-181715-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0112.000000T0000Z-260518T1715Z/
BENTON IN-PORTER IN-JASPER IN-
1136 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM
CDT/115 PM EDT/ FOR EASTERN BENTON...PORTER AND JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 1136 AM CDT/1236 PM EDT/, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR OGDEN DUNES TO NEAR WHEATFIELD TO NEAR
FOWLER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...PUBLIC.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORTAGE, VALPARAISO, CHESTERTON, RENSSELAER, DEMOTTE, HEBRON,
OTTERBEIN, REMINGTON, WHEATFIELD, LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS, SOUTH
HAVEN, PORTER, ROSELAWN, KOUTS, OXFORD, BURNS HARBOR, OGDEN DUNES,
TOWN OF PINES, BEVERLY SHORES, HANGING GROVE, WHEELER, COLLEGEVILLE,
DUNE ACRES, STOUTSBURG, AND FAIR OAKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4091 8699 4084 8699 4084 8710 4048 8710
4048 8731 4074 8726 4122 8728 4124 8722
4162 8722 4171 8693 4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 238DEG 44KT 4167 8717 4125 8711 4062 8722
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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