PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1057 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014 /957 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014/
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM DISPATCHED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS DISPATCHED A DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM TO PORTIONS OF ELKHART AND MARSHALL COUNTIES THIS MORNING TO ASSESS THE CAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM OVERNIGHT STORMS. DETAILS AND FINDINGS FROM THESE SURVEYS WILL BE RELEASED IN THE FORM OF A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT (PNSIWX) AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN OTHER COUNTIES ACROSS THE AREA. AT THIS TIME WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND SPORADIC PROPERTY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.