A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN PORTER AND LAKE COUNTIES

At 1135 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near East Chicago to Sauk Village to near Peotone, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include... Hammond, Gary, Merrillville, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Highland, Munster, Griffith, Dyer, Portage, New Chicago, Ogden Dunes, Crown Point, Burns Harbor, Cedar Lake, Porter, Chesterton, South Haven, Beverly Shores, Town of Pines, Winfield and Valparaiso.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. close