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EXPIRED Tornado Watch #0133 for West-Central and Northern Indiana, Far Southwest Lower Michigan, Lake Michigan
  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

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EXPIRED Tornado Watch #0133

Locations Affected

  • West-Central and Northern Indiana
  • Far Southwest Lower Michigan
  • Lake Michigan
  • Tornado Watch Summary

    A line of thunderstorms will pose a threat for scattered damaging winds and perhaps a couple of brief embedded tornadoes as it moves quickly east-northeastward late this evening into early Saturday morning before eventually weakening.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • Tornado Watch Details

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    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Tornado Watch Number 133
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    1045 PM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026
    
    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
    
    * Tornado Watch for portions of 
      West-Central and Northern Indiana
      Far Southwest Lower Michigan
      Lake Michigan
    
    * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1045 PM
      until 300 AM EDT.
    
    * Primary threats include...
      A couple tornadoes possible
      Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
    
    SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms will pose a threat for scattered
    damaging winds and perhaps a couple of brief embedded tornadoes as
    it moves quickly east-northeastward late this evening into early
    Saturday morning before eventually weakening.
    
    The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles
    east and west of a line from 25 miles north northeast of South Bend
    IN to 5 miles south southeast of Terre Haute IN. For a complete
    depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
    (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
    
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
    
    REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
    tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
    area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
    threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
    and possible warnings.
    
    &&
    
    OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 131...WW 132...
    
    AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
    surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
    gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
    storm motion vector 26045.
    
    ...Gleason

    National Risk Overview

    Saturday, April 18
    TORNADO: 2%
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 15%
    Sunday, April 19
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: low
    WIND: low
    Monday, April 20
    ANY SEVERE: low
    Tuesday, April 21
    ANY SEVERE: potential too low
    Wednesday, April 22
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Thursday, April 23
    ANY SEVERE: 15%
    Friday, April 24
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Saturday, April 25
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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