{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.3110f5f7d0afe826b0535ab5cf5ba9a2fd48cb30.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 15 at 6:27PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-15","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.3110f5f7d0afe826b0535ab5cf5ba9a2fd48cb30.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Northern Indiana"},"word_count":122,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 15 at 6:27PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Elkhart; Starke; Marshall; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko\n**Issued by:** NWS Northern Indiana\n**Sent:** 2026-09-15T18:27:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-15T18:27:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-15T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 627 PM EDT/527 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong\nthunderstorm near Koontz Lake, or near Plymouth, moving northeast at\n30 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nPlymouth, Nappanee, Bremen, Koontz Lake, Locke, La Paz, Donaldson,\nLinkville, Lake Of The Woods, Wyatt, Tyner, and Grovertown.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}