Indiana tornado: Doppler radar shows extreme wind in Lake Michigan; Laporte, Portage, Merrillville warned; videos
A powerful storm system triggered tornado warnings across Indiana and Michigan, with radar showing hurricane-force winds near Lake Michigan.
On Tuesday, a powerful storm system brought tornado warnings, extreme winds, and potential major damage to several Indiana counties, according to the National Weather Service. At 1:00pm EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing tornadoes and significant straight-line wind damage was located along a path stretching from Bridgman to South Bend to Bremen to Argos, moving east at 60 mph.
At 11:45am CDT, a tornado warning was issued for Portage, Valparaiso, and Chesterton in Indiana, advising residents to seek shelter. Doppler radar detected extreme winds in the storm's path along the south shore of Lake Michigan, with winds reaching 122mph about 3,000 feet in the air. The National Weather Service warned that the storm posed a significant threat, including tornadoes, winds exceeding 90 mph, and damage to structures, vehicles, and trees.
Indiana counties under warning include Elkhart, St Joseph, northwestern Kosciusko, Marshall, Cass, and Berrien.
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