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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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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

SEL3

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: potential too low
Tuesday, April 21: ANY SEVERE: potential too low
Wednesday, April 22: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Thursday, April 23: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Friday, April 24: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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