Washington Township Community Building

06/20/2026

Washington Township is seeking for someone one to finish mowing the season out, 3 cemeteries. Call 574-249-3159.

06/16/2026

There will be two rounds of potential severe weather Wed, one from approximately 10am - 5pm ET and another from 5pm-2am ET. The greatest risk will be with the second round of storms. Damaging winds would be the primary threat with round 1, expanding to all hazards by the late afternoon/evening hours. Confidence is medium to high. Morning showers/storms will determine how the afternoon/evening threat evolves.

06/16/2026

WEATHER GEEK: I know tomorrow has a lot of chatter online (rightfully so). I try very hard to keep feet on the ground to suppress anxiety, and I think a key to that is education! Anyone can post spooky maps with lots of colors to get shares & likes. I feel my job is to inform and educate as to what those spooky colors mean... so that's what I'm going to try to do. However, I will echo my previous post -- Wednesday's forecast deserves our attention.

One reason the tornado risk is elevated on Wednesday is the warm front. We often talk about the warm front being the boundary between warmer air and cooler air. For Wednesday's setup, it also is the boundary/line between different wind directions, moisture and instability. When storms form near a warm front, they grow high in the sky (sometimes 50,000+ feet!) and can tap into that added spin (we call it wind shear) more easily. That is why the tornado risk is higher near the warm front.

The exact position of the warm front is important. If morning storms hold it farther south, the greatest tornado risk stays south of us. If it lifts farther north, the higher risk comes into our backyard (especially Northern Indiana). That will be the key tomorrow. Individual discrete storms that develop along that warm front will have a high chance of developing a tornado.

For Wednesday, I'll be sure to update on exactly WHERE that warm front is during the day... because that is where we will want to watch. Updates to come, of course. :)

06/16/2026

A severe weather outbreak is expected to unfold on Wednesday, June 17th 2026. An UPGRADE to a level 4 severe risk has occurred for portions of northwest Indiana, with a large level 3 risk for much of central and northern Indiana.

Hazards:
-Damaging winds up to 75mph or greater
-Strong (EF-2) to Intense (EF-3) tornadoes possible
-Very large hail up to 2.00" (lime size)

Timing:
We expect storms to fire up during the early evening timeframe - around 5-7pm ET. They will begin in northwest Indiana and move southeast, moving through the state until clearing southeast Indiana by 3am ET.

Fail mode:
Morning or afternoon rain and/or clouds may be present which could limit storm fuel or shift the risk corridors to the south.

The plan:
We will be live at 8pm ET tonight for a public awareness briefing and live coverage will commence tomorrow evening. Both streams can be found on Facebook or on our YouTube channel.

06/11/2026