KOSCIUSKO — The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Kosciusko County until 5:15 p.m. today, June 19.

At 4:35 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Mentone, or 10 miles northeast of Rochester, moving east at 25 mph.

Expect damage to roofs, siding and trees.

Locations impacted include Warsaw, Winona Lake, Akron, Pierceton, Mentone, Claypool, Burket, Sidney, Little Chapman Lake, Big Barbee Lake, Irish Lake, Palestine, Beaver Dam Lake, Sechrist Lake, Big Chapman Lake, Packerton, Sevastopol, Beaver Dam and Wooster.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.