SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 547 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA

ST. JOSEPH

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

DE KALB ELKHART LA PORTE
LAGRANGE NOBLE STEUBEN

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BERRIEN BRANCH CASS MI
HILLSDALE ST. JOSEPH MI

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

WILLIAMS

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ANGOLA, AUBURN,
BENTON HARBOR, BENTON HEIGHTS, BRONSON, BRYAN, BUCHANAN,
CASSOPOLIS, COLDWATER, DOWAGIAC, EDGERTON, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART,
FAIR PLAIN, FREMONT, GARRETT, GOSHEN, GRANGER, HILLSDALE,
JONESVILLE, KENDALLVILLE, LA PORTE, LAGRANGE, LIGONIER,
LITCHFIELD, MARCELLUS, MENDON, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA,
MONTPELIER, NAPPANEE, NILES, PAW PAW LAKE, SHIPSHEWANA,
SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, TOPEKA,
AND WHITE PIGEON.

WHAT: Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.

WHERE: Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, La
Porte and St. Joseph and southwest Michigan, including the
following counties, Berrien and Cass MI.

WHEN: Until 715 PM EDT /615 PM CDT/.

IMPACTS: Flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
- At 516 PM EDT /416 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated heavy
rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small
stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have
fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
South Bend, Mishawaka, Michigan City, La Porte, Niles,
Westville, Buchanan, Georgetown, Trail Creek, Granger, New
Buffalo, New Carlisle, Three Oaks, Edwardsburg, Long Beach,
Roseland, Pottawattamie Park, Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert,
Shorewood-Tower Hill and Bertrand.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood