(La Porte County, IN) - People were waking up to the sound of thunder and lightning along with heavy rainfall this morning.

 

A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect until 6:15 a.m. in La Porte and St. Joseph counties along with Berrien County, Michigan. There were downpours at times and periods where little or no rain was coming down.

 

Bob Johnson reported little rain until the skies opened up over his Michigan City area residence on 400 North.

 

“Here it comes.  It’s hitting the windows kind of hard.   Now we’re getting it,” he said.

 

The storm is blamed for knocking radio station 96.7 The Eagle off the air before 6 a.m.  Efforts were still being made 20 minutes later to restore the signal at the transmitter.

 

The storm, at about 6:15, seemed to have moved past the area but another line of storms is approaching from the west.