The National Weather Service has now issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 3:30 p.m. EDT this afternoon for Kosciusko, Elkhart, Noble and LaGrange counties.

At 2:36 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Three Rivers to Bristol to Nappanee and moving East at 40 mph. The storm is packing wind gusts up to 60 mph.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch will remain in effect until 9 p.m. tonight for 18 Indiana counties including Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starket, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley.

A watch means conditions are favorable for a thunderstorm to develop.