Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued this afternoon for Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper, Starke, Pulaski Counties.  The Lake County Fairgrounds, Porter County Fairgrounds, Indiana Dunes State Park, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and numerous cities and towns are in the path of these storms. For the latest info click here: http://forecast.weather.gov/hazards/lot

Some storm observations courtesy of the National Weather Service Chicago:

Thunderstorm wind gusts:
70 MPH in Griffith (trained spotter)
61 MPH in Gary (ASOS)
59 MPH in Valparaiso (CoCoRAHS)

Rainfall:
.85 inch in 15 minutes 4 miles wsw or Boone Grove (CoCoRAHS)

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