Wednesday, July 2, 2014

NWS Confirms Additional Tornado In Kosciusko County

TORNADO #7 - KOSCIUSKO COUNTY  
  
RATING:                 EF-1  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    95 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  AROUND 0.6 MILE  
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 150 YARDS   
FATALITIES: NONE  
INJURIES: NONE  
  
START DATE:              JUL 01 2014   
TIME:                    EST. 106 AM EDT  
START LOCATION:          2 MI S OF GRAVELTON, IN   
START LAT/LON:           41.1982 / -85.9226   
  
END DATE:                JUL 01 2014  
END TIME:                EST. 108 AM EDT  
END LOCATION:            2 MI ENE OF PALESTINE, IN   
END LAT/LON:             41.1915 / -85.9154  
  
SURVEY SUMMARY: A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH OF GRAVELTON   
NEAR A PROPERTY ON SOUTH COUNTY ROAD 400 WEST WHERE SEVERAL TREE   
TRUNKS WERE SNAPPED AT THE TOPS OF THE TREES WITH 2 TREES UPROOTED.   
A SMALL BARN SUFFERED EXTENSIVE ROOF DAMAGE AND PARTIAL WALL   
FAILURE. THE TORNADO QUICKLY SHIFTED TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST CROSSING   
STATE ROUTE 25 WHERE IS BEGAN TO LIFT. PRIOR TO LIFTING...OVER 20   
HEALTHY TREES WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR SNAPPED SEVERAL FEET IN THE   
AIR. ONE OF THE UPROOTED TREES FELL ONTO A RESIDENCE.   

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