THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN NOBLE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
WESTERN LAGRANGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
ELKHART COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 638 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES WEST OF ELKHART TO 6 MILES WEST OF WAKARUSA TO 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAPPANEE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
WAKARUSA... SIMONTON LAKE...NAPPANEE AND ELKHART... MILFORD...NEW PARIS AND GOSHEN... SYRACUSE AND MIDDLEBURY... WHITE PIGEON...CONSTANTINE AND MILLERSBURG...

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE JIMTOWN...ADAMSVILLE...SOUTHWEST...LOCKE...JUNO LAKE...HASTINGS...GRAVELTON...FORAKER...CLUNETTE...SHAVEHEAD LAKE...UNION AND WATERFORD MILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE...OR YOU CAN POST ON TWITTER WITH THE HASH TAG... @ N W S I W X. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE MADE TO THE NATIONAL PUBLIC OBSERVATION REPORTING HOTLINE TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772.