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Registered: 03-11-08
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A CRAZY derecho just moved through the LOT area and is now in IWX. Major damage reported in Michigan City, IN. Ben Holcomb of severstudios.com had some crazy video just a bit earlier on in South Bend. WGN-TV reports significant power outages throught west Chicagoland. PDS blue box South Bend to Columbus. Power lines down at NWSFO IWX. NWSFO IWX: "...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT/945 PM CDT/ FOR WESTERN MARSHALL AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND WHITE...PULASKI...LA PORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...AND WESTERN CASS AND BERRIEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
AT 1014 PM EDT/914 PM CDT/...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH. THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES WEST OF BUCHANAN TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA PORTE TO 16 MILES EAST OF DE MOTTE TO 11 MILES WEST OF RENSSELAER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 52 MPH. REPORTS OF EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE MICHIGAN CITY AREA HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS WELL AS REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS TO 100 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE... BUCHANAN... NILES...DOWAGIAC AND WINAMAC... GEORGETOWN...MISHAWAKA AND GRANGER... BERRIEN SPRINGS...NORTH LIBERTY AND KOONTZ LAKE... FRANCESVILLE... LAKEVILLE...
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!!!
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE." This is crazy I wish I was up there or just that Windows Media Player actually worked on my computer.
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Senior Member
Registered: 03-11-08
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My guess is that it will make it to about I-75 in OH then fall apart.
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Registered: 10-29-08
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Ha I remember that day I am 14 live in Toledo, and we are east of I-75 litterally I-75 is at most 300ft from my house! That's Funny Though!
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