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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:09 PM Apr. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
102 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA

KOSCIUSKO             ST. JOSEPH

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

DE KALB               ELKHART               FULTON IN
LA PORTE              LAGRANGE              MARSHALL
NOBLE                 PULASKI               STARKE
STEUBEN               WHITE                 WHITLEY

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BERRIEN               BRANCH                CASS MI
ST. JOSEPH MI

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALBION, ANGOLA, AUBURN,
BASS LAKE, BENTON HARBOR, BENTON HEIGHTS, BREMEN, BRONSON,
BROOKSTON, BUCHANAN, CASSOPOLIS, COLDWATER, COLUMBIA CITY,
CULVER, DOWAGIAC, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART, FAIR PLAIN, FRANCESVILLE,
FREMONT, GARRETT, GOSHEN, GRANGER, KENDALLVILLE, KNOX, LA PORTE,
LAGRANGE, LIGONIER, MARCELLUS, MEDARYVILLE, MENDON,
MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, MONON, MONTICELLO, NAPPANEE, NILES,
NORTH JUDSON, PAW PAW LAKE, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER, SHIPSHEWANA,
SOUTH BEND, SOUTH WHITLEY, ST. JOSEPH, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS,
TOPEKA, TRI-LAKES, WARSAW, WHITE PIGEON, WINAMAC,
AND WINONA LAKE.

Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 7:08 PM Apr. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Dense Fog Advisory, dense fog will reduce
visibility to less than one nautical mile in some areas. For
the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts
up to 25 knots and waves increasing to 3 to 6 feet.

* WHERE...St Joseph to Manistee.

* WHEN...For the Dense Fog Advisory, until 8 AM EDT Tuesday. For
the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Low
visibility will make navigation difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Thunderstorms with hail and strong wind
gusts over Lake Michigan are also possible this evening,
overnight, and again Tuesday evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.

&&

Dense Fog Advisory
Issued: 7:08 PM Apr. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Dense Fog Advisory, dense fog will reduce
visibility to less than one nautical mile in some areas. For
the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts
up to 25 knots and waves increasing to 3 to 6 feet.

* WHERE...St Joseph to Manistee.

* WHEN...For the Dense Fog Advisory, until 8 AM EDT Tuesday. For
the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Low
visibility will make navigation difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Thunderstorms with hail and strong wind
gusts over Lake Michigan are also possible this evening,
overnight, and again Tuesday evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.

&&

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