NWS Northern IndianaTO.W 0026June 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: La Porte and Berrien, IN and MI
The National Weather Service office in Northern Indiana issued a tornado warning for La Porte and Berrien in Indiana, Michigan, which was in force until 9:45 p.m. local time on June 11. It was the 26th tornado warning the NWS office in Northern Indiana issued in 2026. Indiana had 104 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 13 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Indiana's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 40 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Northern Indiana
- Area
- La Porte and Berrien
- State
- Indiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:05 p.m. EDT, June 11, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 p.m. EDT, June 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KIWX TO.W 0026
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Indiana since 2008Every warning type in Indiana
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
TORIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northern La Porte County in northwestern Indiana... Southwestern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan... * Until 945 PM EDT/845 PM CDT/. * At 904 PM EDT/804 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado were located along a line extending from Town of Pines to near Westville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * These dangerous storms will be near... Michigan City, Westville, Trail Creek, Long Beach, and Pottawattamie Park around 810 PM CDT. La Porte around 820 PM CDT. New Buffalo around 920 PM EDT. Three Oaks around 935 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Byron, Union Pier, Grand Beach, Waterford, Michiana Shores, Harbert, Pinhook, Fish Lake, Otis, and Pottawattomie Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 59. Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45. Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 12.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.