FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) -
7:45 PM Update, March 30: 2025: We’re giving the ALL CLEAR for severe weather in 21Country this evening. All watches for 21Country have been cancelled and there are no warnings in place. The severe threat has diminished for the evening, but we still have a few rain showers, possible some rumbles of thunder to be had this evening. This will be the final post for the severe weather event this evening, unless new information needs to be shared.
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6:45 PM Update, March 30, 2025: Only Adams, Blackford, Grant and Jay counties remain in the Tornado Watch at this time. Paulding and Van Wert Counties are still under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10pm.
Damage reports are starting to trickle in from across 21Country. These reports are filtered through the National Weather Service.
There’s a report of a tree on a house near Long Lake in Steuben County, as well as several reports of downed and damaged powerlines in the county, too.
There were also two locations in Wabash and Whitley counties where reports of semis being tipped over. In Whitley county, several reports of down trees have come in too.
6:08 PM Update, March 30, 2025: All tornado warnings have expired. Tornado Watch has been cancelled for Whitley, Noble, Kosciusko, and Wabash counties.
5:23 PM Update, March 30, 2025: Matt’s social live feed during the warnings is below
5:23 PM Update, March 30, 2025: Another TORNADO WARNING issued for Noble, DeKalb, and Steuben counties until 5:45 PM.
Radar indicated rotation, meaning no confirmation of a tornado at the time of warning, but the potential is there. Caleb has the latest on 21Alive!
5:14 PM Update, March 30, 2025: A TORNADO WARNING issued for Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange, and Steuben counties until 5:30 PM.
Radar indicated rotation, meaning no confirmation of a tornado at the time of warning, but the potential is there. Caleb has the latest on 21Alive!
5:08 PM Update, March 30, 2025: Another large Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for the rest of the counties in Northern Indiana for potential wind gusts as high as 70 mph with hail up to an inch in diameter (size of a quarter). Again, these warnings indicate potential, but not a guarantee they will occur. A quick spin-up is also possible!
4:45 PM Update, March 30, 2025: A large Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for all counties west of Fort Wayne for potential wind gusts as high as 70 mph with nickel-sized hail. A quick spin-up is also possible.
4:35PM Update, March 30, 2025: Live weather update
4:25PM Update, March 30, 2025: The line of severe thunderstorms is just about to move into the western parts of Kosciusko and Wabash Counties.
The National Weather Service has seen reports of 60-75mph wind gusts with these storms, as well as a few areas of rotation. First Alert Radar is showing estimated wind speeds as high as 70mph. Stay inside as storms pass over you today!
3:15PM Update, March 30, 2025: The line of thunderstorms we are tracking are currently moving into Indiana from Illinois. Almost the entire line of storms has a severe thunderstorm warning issued ahead of it. The primary concern with the severe thunderstorms right now is damaging wind gusts upwards of 60 to 70mph in some places.
2:15PM Update, March 30, 2025: The 21Alive First Alert Weather Team issued a First Alert Weather Day for Sunday, March 30 because of the potential for severe thunderstorms. At 2:15pm ET, the National Weather Service issued a Tornado WATCH for all of Northern Indiana until 8pm Sunday. At the time of this update, this watch DOES NOT include any Ohio counties within 21Country.
Reminder, a watch means the ingredients exist for severe storms to form, but a warning means that a severe storm is either happening, or about to happen.
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