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Staff Report

NORTH WEBSTER — If you thought March was especially stormy, you would be correct.

The National Weather Service’s Northern Indiana Office reports that March 2026 was the busiest March for severe weather on record.

In March 2026, the office issued 57 total severe thunderstorm warnings, covering nearly the entire forecast area.

The previous record was just 28, which was set just last year.

Three parts of the area saw a particularly high concentration of severe thunderstorm warnings. One included LaPorte, Starke, and Marshall Counties. Another concentration was seen on a line from Warsaw to Fort Wayne.

The office also issued 18 tornado warnings in March — nearly three times the record of seven set in 2023. The average number of tornado warnings issued in March for the Northern Indiana Office is just one.

The office’s forecast area includes northern Indiana as well as southern portions of Michigan and northwest Ohio.