Dowagiac, MI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 113 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA

ST. JOSEPH

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ELKHART               LA PORTE              LAGRANGE
STEUBEN

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BERRIEN               BRANCH                CASS MI
HILLSDALE             ST. JOSEPH MI

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANGOLA, BENTON HARBOR,
BENTON HEIGHTS, BRONSON, BUCHANAN, CASSOPOLIS, COLDWATER,
DOWAGIAC, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART, FAIR PLAIN, FREMONT, GOSHEN,
GRANGER, HILLSDALE, JONESVILLE, LA PORTE, LAGRANGE, LITCHFIELD,
MARCELLUS, MENDON, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, NAPPANEE, NILES,
PAW PAW LAKE, SHIPSHEWANA, SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH, STURGIS,
THREE RIVERS, TOPEKA, AND WHITE PIGEON.

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, including the following
areas, De Kalb, Eastern St. Joseph IN, Elkhart, Lagrange,
Marshall, Noble, Northern Kosciusko, Northern La Porte, Southern
Kosciusko, Southern La Porte, Starke, Steuben and Western St.
Joseph IN, southwest Michigan, including the following areas,
Branch, Cass MI, Hillsdale, Northern Berrien, Southern Berrien and
St. Joseph MI, and northwest Ohio, including the following areas,
Defiance, Fulton OH, Henry and Williams.

* WHEN...From 8 PM EDT  /7 PM CDT/ this evening through Wednesday
evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Although water levels continue to fall in many areas, soils
are saturated with areas of standing water still existing.
Chances for heavy rain increase tonight into Wednesday to
bring the threat or renewed flooding to the watch area.
Uncertainty exists on where the heaviest rain may occur,
including locations currently not covered by the watch.
Remain weather aware and be prepared for flooding tonight
into Wednesday.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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