The season’s first severe thunderstorm hit Michiana on Wednesday evening, May 2.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. for several counties in the 95.3 MNC listening area, including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Laporte, Marshall, Kosciusko, Starke, Pulaski, LaGrange and Noble counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass and St. Joseph Counties in Michigan.
Wind speeds exceeding 60 miles per hour, pea-sized hail and heavy rain were reported as the storm pushed through.
Soon after the storm passed, reports began coming in about downed power lines and scattered damage. More than 5,100 I&M customers in the Michiana area were reported to be without power as of 5 a.m. on Tjhursday.
Indiana Michigan Power customers can track progress of the outage restoration HERE.
Lots of tree/wires down calls throughout the county. Please use caution when out driving. If you come across wires down, stay away from them and do not attempt to drive over or around them. We will be working with… https://t.co/2nN0DklBcJ
— Elkhart Co Sheriff (@ecsdnews) May 3, 2018
Well round one was fun. #Osceola #INWX #MotherNatureHasAnAttitudeTonight @NWSIWX @TomCoomes pic.twitter.com/159BLSv4Wf
— Coach Jen ❤ (@AlohaJen3) May 3, 2018
At 8:30 PM, 2 SSE Simonton Lake [Elkhart Co, IN] BROADCAST MEDIA reports TSTM WND DMG. LIMBS AND TREES DOWN. https://t.co/4ak4AZHiEf
— IEMBot IWX (@iembot_iwx) May 3, 2018
At 8:28 PM, Mottville [St. Joseph Co, MI] AMATEUR RADIO reports TSTM WND DMG. POWER POLES DOWN. https://t.co/gLHjSRCHUs
— IEMBot IWX (@iembot_iwx) May 3, 2018
At 8:23 PM, Mishawaka [St. Joseph Co, IN] LAW ENFORCEMENT reports TSTM WND DMG. POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY. https://t.co/bhyObQIROx
— IEMBot IWX (@iembot_iwx) May 3, 2018
Pea sized hail and mega winds here in Osceola right now!!! @TomCoomes @MattRudkinWSBT @NWSIWX pic.twitter.com/rWMIg7ABIa
— Coach Jen ❤ (@AlohaJen3) May 3, 2018
Power lines reported down through out the city. Stay away. MFD responding to several calls at this time.
— Mishawaka Fire Dept (@MishawakaFIRE) May 3, 2018
