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3/10/2011 7:04:35 AM) The topic is: WFO Northern Indiana IWX Chatroom(10/14/2012 5:00:56 PM) nwsbot: IWX issues STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD HILLSDALE COUNTY for Hillsdale [MI] and Steuben [IN] till 5:30 PM EDT(10/14/2012 5:04:55 PM) nwsbot: IWX issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH, hail: 1.00 IN] for Berrien, Cass [MI] and La Porte, St. Joseph [IN] till 5:45 PM EDT (10/14/2012 5:05:48 PM) media-ryan.d.wichman: IWX - what are your thoughts on that Hillsdale county storm? Showing a TVS on our end, but doesn't look overly impressive overall. (10/14/2012 5:07:53 PM) nwsiwx-courtney.obergfell: Ryan, it's showing some weak rotation in the lowest levels. Think the TVS may be trigged from higher levels(10/14/2012 5:12:20 PM) media-greg.shoup: Estimating wind gusts up to about 35 mph here ++R(10/14/2012 5:13:18 PM) media-greg.shoup: Sorry west of downtown FW Hilligas rd(10/14/2012 5:13:35 PM) nwsiwx-courtney.obergfell: Thanks Greg(10/14/2012 5:13:36 PM) em-larry.camp: Branch County Skywarn on standby and monitoring(10/14/2012 5:13:40 PM) nwsbot: IWX continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH, hail: 1.00 IN] for Berrien, Cass [MI] and La Porte, St. Joseph [IN] till 5:45 PM EDT (10/14/2012 5:13:51 PM) media-ryan.d.wichman: Thanks Courtney!(10/14/2012 5:14:43 PM) nwsiwx-courtney.obergfell: No reports out of the Hillsdale storm so far either Ryan. have SPS out on it(10/14/2012 5:29:07 PM) nwsbot: IWX cancels Severe Thunderstorm Warning for La Porte, St. Joseph [IN] (10/14/2012 5:29:07 PM) nwsbot: IWX continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH, hail: 1.00 IN] for Berrien, Cass [MI] till 5:45 PM EDT (10/14/2012 5:43:18 PM) nwsbot: IWX expires Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Berrien, Cass [MI] (10/14/2012 5:50:07 PM) nwsbot: IWX issues Short-term Forecast (NOW) (10/14/2012 5:59:36 PM) nwsbot: IWX issues Short-term Forecast (NOW) (10/14/2012 6:30:08 PM) nwsbot: IWX issues Marine Weather Statement (MWS) ... SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT/530 PM CDT/ ...

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