A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for northwestern Indiana. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 914 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over East Chicago, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hammond, Gary, Portage, East Chicago, Hobart, Highland, Munster, Griffith, Lake Station, Whiting, and New Chicago.