THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 26 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST /four AM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA KOSCIUSKO ST. JOSEPH IN NORTHERN INDIANA ALLEN IN DE KALB ELKHART LA PORTE LAGRANGE MARSHALL NOBLE STARKE STEUBEN WHITLEY IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN BERRIEN BRANCH CASS MI HILLSDALE ST. JOSEPH MI IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES four COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO DEFIANCE FULTON OH HENRY WILLIAMS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ANGOLA, ARCHBOLD, AUBURN, BASS LAKE, BENTON HARBOR, BENTON HEIGHTS, BREMEN, BRONSON, BRYAN, BUCHANAN, CASSOPOLIS, COLDWATER, COLUMBIA CITY, CULVER, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, DOWAGIAC, EDGERTON, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART, FAIR PLAIN, FORT WAYNE, FREMONT, GARRETT, GOSHEN, GRANGER, HICKSVILLE, HILLSDALE, JONESVILLE, KENDALLVILLE, KNOX, LA PORTE, LAGRANGE, LIBERTY CENTER, LIGONIER, LITCHFIELD, MARCELLUS, MENDON, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, NAPPANEE, NEW HAVEN, NILES, NORTH JUDSON, PAW PAW LAKE, PLYMOUTH, SHERWOOD, SHIPSHEWANA, SOUTH BEND, SOUTH WHITLEY, ST. JOSEPH, STURGIS, SWANTON, THREE RIVERS, TOPEKA, TRI-LAKES, WARSAW, WAUSEON, WHITE PIGEON, AND WINONA LAKE.