Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Lagrange, Steuben IN and Branch MI
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NOAA issued it on May 28, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Northern Indiana has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of northeastern Indiana and southwestern Michigan until 3:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northeastern Indiana and Branch County, Michigan
- Issued
- May 28, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Northern Indiana
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Indiana and Branch County, Michigan.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Northern Indiana (NOAA). Effective from May 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM EDT until May 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
Lagrange County IN, Steuben County IN, and Branch County MI. Locations impacted include Coldwater, Angola, Bronson, Fremont, Quincy, Union City, Hamilton, Ray, Girard, Kinderhook, Batavia, California, Ashley, Gilead, Hudson, Orland, Clear Lake, Sherwood, York, and Flint. Highways affected: Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 341 and 357; Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 1 and 21; Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 128 and 156.
What You Should Do
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.
Expected Conditions
At 2:48 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Union City to 7 miles south of Bronson to near Rome City, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail (0.88 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert in effect from May 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM EDT until May 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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