Friday, July 4, 2014

NWS Confirms Four Additional Tornadoes

NWS Northern Indiana has confirmed four additional tornadoes from the June 30-July 1 outbreak, all of which were EF1.  Also, one of the previously confirmed tornadoes had its rating changed from EF0 to EF1 (tornado #3 in this post, which has been edited to reflect the change).


TORNADO #8 - LAPORTE COUNTY  
  
RATING:                 EF-1  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    105 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  AROUND 0.25 MILE  
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 200 YARDS   
FATALITIES: NONE  
INJURIES: NONE  
  
START DATE:              JUL 01 2014   
TIME:                    EST. 1211 AM EDT  
START LOCATION:          PINHOOK, IN   
START LAT/LON:           41.5625 / -86.858   
  
END DATE:                JUL 01 2014  
END TIME:                EST. 1212 AM EDT  
END LOCATION:            PINHOOK, IN   
END LAT/LON:             41.5617 / -86.853  
  
SURVEY SUMMARY: A BRIEF EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF   
HIGHWAY 2 NEAR THE TOWN OF PINHOOK AND LIFTED JUST EAST OF SOUTH   
WOZNIAK ROAD. THE TORNADO CAUSED WIDESPREAD SEVERE TREE DAMAGE AND   
DAMAGED MANY STRUCTURES INCLUDING A 2 STORY BARN WHICH WAS   
DESTROYED.   


TORNADO #9 - LAPORTE COUNTY  
  
RATING:                 EF-1  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    95 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  4.8 MILES  
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 200 YARDS   
FATALITIES: NONE  
INJURIES: NONE  
  
START DATE:              JUL 01 2014   
TIME:                    EST. 1224 AM EDT  
START LOCATION:          1 EAST KINGSFORD HEIGHTS, IN   
START LAT/LON:           41.4787 / -86.6837   
  
END DATE:                JUL 01 2014  
END TIME:                EST. 1228 AM EDT  
END LOCATION:            3 ENE OF SOUTH CENTER, IN  
END LAT/LON:             41.4849 / -86.5928  
  
SURVEY SUMMARY: AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF KINGSFORD   
HEIGHTS AND TRAVELED ENE TO JUST NORTH OF US 6 BEFORE DISSIPATING AS   
IT CROSSED THE KANKAKEE RIVER. EXTENSIVE WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE   
ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO WAS NOTED. MANY HOMES IN THE PATH OF   
THE TORNADO SUFFERED DAMAGE FROM FELLED TREES.   


TORNADO #10 - STARKE COUNTY  
  
RATING:                 EF-1  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  5 MILES  
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 400 YARDS   
FATALITIES: NONE  
INJURIES: NONE  
  
START DATE:              JUL 01 2014   
TIME:                    EST. 1225 AM EDT  
START LOCATION:          4 S OF SOUTH CENTER, IN   
START LAT/LON:           41.4189 / -86.6409   
  
END DATE:                JUL 01 2014  
END TIME:                EST. 1228 AM EDT  
END LOCATION:            3 WNW OF KOONTZ LAKE, IN  
END LAT/LON:             41.4317 / -86.5472  
  
SURVEY SUMMARY: AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF   
N CR 300 E AND E CR 800 N. EXTENSIVE WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE ALONG   
THE PATH OF THE TORNADO WAS NOTED. SEVERAL HOMES IN THE PATH OF THE   
TORNADO SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS THE TORNADO MOVES EAST. A BARN WAS   
DESTROYED NEAR CR 700 E AND ROBBINS ROAD. MULTIPLE CENTER PIVOTS   
WERE FLIPPED IN CORN FIELDS.   


TORNADO #11 - STARKE/MARSHALL COUNTIES  
  
RATING:                 EF-1  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    110 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  4.9 MILES  
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 400 YARDS   
FATALITIES: NONE  
INJURIES: NONE  
  
START DATE:              JUL 01 2014   
TIME:                    EST. 1229 AM EDT  
START LOCATION:          2 W OF KOONTZ LAKE, IN   
START LAT/LON:           41.4187 / -86.5304   
  
END DATE:                JUL 01 2014  
END TIME:                EST. 1233 AM EDT  
END LOCATION:            3 ENE OF KOONTZ LAKE, IN  
END LAT/LON:             41.4384 / -86.4407  
  
SURVEY SUMMARY: A STRONG EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF CR   
850 E AND JUST NORTH OF CR 800 N IN STARKE COUNTY. AS THE TORNADO   
MOVED ENE IT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HARDWOOD TREES...ESPECIALLY   
NORTH OF KOONTZ LAKE ALONG THE STARKE/MARSHALL COUNTY LINE. MINOR   
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO SEVERAL HOMES NEAR THE END OF THE   
TORNADO. THE TORNADO LIFTED IN A GROVE OF TREES JUST EAST OF UNION   
ROAD.   

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