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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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
NWS Confirms Additional Tornado In Kosciusko County
NWS Confirms Two Additional Tornadoes
NWS Northern Indiana has confirmed two additional tornadoes, one of which occurred in Wabash/Kosciusko counties and the other which occurred in Whitley county. Both of them have been rated EF1. This brings the total number of tornadoes from this outbreak to 9 as of this time.
TORNADO #5 - WABASH/KOSCIUSKO COUNTY
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: APPROX 7 MILES
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUL 01 2014
TIME: EST. 1208 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 2.8 MI SSW OF SILVER LAKE, IN
START LAT/LON: 41.0314 / -85.8964
END DATE: JUL 01 2014
END TIME: EST. 1215 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 6.9 MI ESE OF SILVER LAKE, IN
END LAT/LON: 41.048 / -85.7639
SURVEY SUMMARY: AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF SR 15 IN A
CORN FIELD IN NORTHWEST WABASH COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PROCEEDED EAST
NORTHEAST WITH EXTENSIVE TREE AND CROP DAMAGE NOTED. SEVERAL
FARMSTEADS ALONG THE PATH SUSTAINED MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE. ONE
FARM JUST NORTH OF THE COUNTY LINE ROAD IN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY HAD A
HOG BARN DESTROYED WITH MUCH OF THE DEBRIS THROWN SOUTHEASTWARD INTO
A LARGE GRAIN SILO FACILITY WITH ONE LARGE GRAIN BIN COMPLETELY
FLATTENED AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO A HARVESTER SILO. IN ADDITION A CORN
CROP FIELD TO THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTY LINE ROAD AND JUST EAST OF THE
FARM WAS FLATTENED AND SHREDDED. ADDITIONAL EXTENSIVE TREE AND CROP
DAMAGE CONTINUED BEFORE THE TORNADO DISSIPATED IN A GROVE OF TREES
JUST WEST OF CR 400E.
TORNADO #6 - WHITLEY COUNTY
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: APPROX 0.4 MILES
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUL 01 2014
TIME: EST. 1222 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 2.7 MI SW OF SOUTH WHITLEY, IN
START LAT/LON: 41.0516 / -85.6567
END DATE: JUL 01 2014
END TIME: EST. 1223 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2.2 MI SSW OF SOUTH WHITLEY, IN
END LAT/LON: 41.0551 / -85.6495
SURVEY SUMMARY: A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF CR
850W IN A BEAN FIELD AND HIT A FARMSTEAD DESTROYING A BARN AND
CHICKEN COOP ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE. MUCH OF THE DEBRIS
FROM THE BARN WAS LOFTED AND SCATTERED ACROSS THE ADJACENT FIELD TO
NORTHEAST AND EMBEDDED THROUGH THE TREELINE ONE QUARTER MILE
NORTHEAST. THIS IS ALSO WHERE A HORSE BARN LOST MOST OF ITS ROOF AND
A NEARBY HOME AND GARAGE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND
SIDING MATERIAL. HOWEVER SEVERE TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED THROUGH A LARGE
GROVE OF TREES JUST NORTH OF THIS LOCATION WITH SIGNIFICANT DEBRIS
LOADING NOTED IN THE TREES...MANY OF WHICH WERE SNAPPED AND/OR UPROOTED.
NWS Confirms Tornadoes In Kosciusko And LaGrange Counties
NWS Northern Indiana has confirmed that two tornadoes struck Kosciusko and LaGrange counties during the early morning hours of July 1. Survey results are posted below. Note that storm surveys are not complete and the total number of tornadoes from this event is likely to increase.
.TORNADO #1 - LAGRANGE COUNTY...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: AROUND 1 MILE
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUL 01 2014
TIME: EST. 138 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 MI WSW OF LAGRANGE, IN
START LAT/LON: 41.6414 / -85.4399
END DATE: JUL 01 2014
END TIME: EST. 140 AM EDT
END LOCATION: LAGRANGE, IN
END LAT/LON: 41.6428 / -85.4218
SURVEY SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF LAGRANGE ON
U.S. 20 AROUND 130 AM EDT...WHERE TREE LIMB DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.
THE TORNADO TRACKED EAST TOWARD LAGRANGE...UPROOTING TREES AS IT
ENTERED THE TOWN SOUTH OF THE HOSPITAL. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED JUST WEST OF S COUNTY ROAD 00 E BETWEEN
U.S. 20 AND GRANT STREET. THE TORNADO PRODUCED MINOR STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE TO HOMES ALONG GRANT STREET BEFORE LIFTING JUST WEST OF S
MOUNTAIN STREET. THIS TORNADO WAS EMBEDDED ALONG THE NORTH FLANK OF
A MUCH LARGER ONE MILE WIDE SWATH OF INTENSE DAMAGING WINDS OF 70-80
MPH ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20 IN LAGRANGE. ESTIMATED WINDS WITH
THE TORNADO WERE 95 MPH.
.TORNADO #2 - KOSCIUSKO COUNTY...
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.9 MILES
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUL 01 2014
TIME: EST. 106 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 3.5 MI W OF MILFORD, IN
START LAT/LON: 414122 / -85.9188
END DATE: JUL 01 2014
END TIME: EST. 108 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2.2 MI WNW MILFORD, IN
END LAT/LON: 41.4194 / -85.8855
SURVEY SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF CR 1250N AND EAST
OF CR 400W AROUND 106 AM EDT...WHERE A LARGE METAL FARM BUILDING WAS
DESTROYED. TORNADO CROSSED CR 1250N AND WENT THROUGH A CORN FIELD AND
THEN DESTROYED A BARN NEAR 200W NORTH OF CR 1250N WITH MISSILE DEBRIS
SCATTERED TO THE EAST ACROSS 200W AND INTO ANOTHER CORN FIELD WHERE THE
CIRCULATION LIFTED AND OR DISSIPATED.
.TORNADO #1 - LAGRANGE COUNTY...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: AROUND 1 MILE
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUL 01 2014
TIME: EST. 138 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 MI WSW OF LAGRANGE, IN
START LAT/LON: 41.6414 / -85.4399
END DATE: JUL 01 2014
END TIME: EST. 140 AM EDT
END LOCATION: LAGRANGE, IN
END LAT/LON: 41.6428 / -85.4218
SURVEY SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF LAGRANGE ON
U.S. 20 AROUND 130 AM EDT...WHERE TREE LIMB DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.
THE TORNADO TRACKED EAST TOWARD LAGRANGE...UPROOTING TREES AS IT
ENTERED THE TOWN SOUTH OF THE HOSPITAL. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED JUST WEST OF S COUNTY ROAD 00 E BETWEEN
U.S. 20 AND GRANT STREET. THE TORNADO PRODUCED MINOR STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE TO HOMES ALONG GRANT STREET BEFORE LIFTING JUST WEST OF S
MOUNTAIN STREET. THIS TORNADO WAS EMBEDDED ALONG THE NORTH FLANK OF
A MUCH LARGER ONE MILE WIDE SWATH OF INTENSE DAMAGING WINDS OF 70-80
MPH ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20 IN LAGRANGE. ESTIMATED WINDS WITH
THE TORNADO WERE 95 MPH.
.TORNADO #2 - KOSCIUSKO COUNTY...
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.9 MILES
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUL 01 2014
TIME: EST. 106 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 3.5 MI W OF MILFORD, IN
START LAT/LON: 414122 / -85.9188
END DATE: JUL 01 2014
END TIME: EST. 108 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2.2 MI WNW MILFORD, IN
END LAT/LON: 41.4194 / -85.8855
SURVEY SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF CR 1250N AND EAST
OF CR 400W AROUND 106 AM EDT...WHERE A LARGE METAL FARM BUILDING WAS
DESTROYED. TORNADO CROSSED CR 1250N AND WENT THROUGH A CORN FIELD AND
THEN DESTROYED A BARN NEAR 200W NORTH OF CR 1250N WITH MISSILE DEBRIS
SCATTERED TO THE EAST ACROSS 200W AND INTO ANOTHER CORN FIELD WHERE THE
CIRCULATION LIFTED AND OR DISSIPATED.
Monday, June 11, 2012
June 11, 1998 Tornado Outbreak
On this date in 1998, ten tornadoes struck northern and central parts of the state. The strongest tornado touched down in far eastern Marion county in the early evening and quickly intensified to F4 as it passed into Hancock county. Fortunately, this tornado resulted in no fatalities and only 4 injuries. Another strong tornado touched down in Howard county, doing significant damage in Greentown. In all, 17 people were injured in this outbreak.
Monday, October 24, 2011
October 24, 2001 Tornado Outbreak
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the October 24, 2001 tornado outbreak. This event produced 9 tornadoes in the state, killing 2 and injuring 19.
The first tornado, rated EF0, touched down in northern Warren county at 2:46 PM local time. It was tracked by storm spotters and was on the ground for approximately one tenth of a mile and caused no damage.
The first in a series of several tornadoes to strike the northern part of the state struck La Porte county around 3:15 PM. This twister sliced across the county from southwest to northeast and was up to a mile wide. One woman was killed when her mobile home was destroyed.
The next tornado touched down just southwest of Crumstown in St. Joseph county and moved northeast. The most significant damage was across Crumstown, where EF3 damage with a path width up to 3/4 mile occurred. The tornado then moved to near the Michiana Regional Airport and across the Indiana Toll Road. Two men were injured northwest of South Bend. One man later died from his injuries.
Another tornado, an EF2 up to three quarters of a mile wide, touched down southeast of Mishawaka. A separate EF1 tornado touched down about 4 miles northwest of Osceola.
An EF1 tornado touched down in extreme southeastern Marshall county and moved northeast across Kosciusko county and into Noble county where the tornado dissipated near Rome City. The worst damage was north of Warsaw where 14 people were hurt at a factory when a wall collapsed.
The last tornado to strike northern Indiana touched down in Noble county east of Kendallville. It produced some damage to homes and warehouses in and near the Kendallville East Industrial park. The tornado then moved northeast into Dekalb county where EF2 damage occurred around Fairfield Center with significant damage to homes. Then tornado moved southeast of Ashley and then moved into Steuben county doing damage to a barn before lifting north of Steubenville.
Two other tornadoes hit southern Indiana. An EF0 briefly touched down in Petersburg. Two houses were unroofed and their windows were blown out. Two car windshields were shattered by blowing debris. Metal siding was deposited in power lines. The walls of two businesses were knocked down or cracked.
The last tornado touched down at 5:29 PM. It was an EF1 which struck northeast of Williams in Lawrence county, blowing off the roofs of 2 barns and a house.
The first tornado, rated EF0, touched down in northern Warren county at 2:46 PM local time. It was tracked by storm spotters and was on the ground for approximately one tenth of a mile and caused no damage.
The first in a series of several tornadoes to strike the northern part of the state struck La Porte county around 3:15 PM. This twister sliced across the county from southwest to northeast and was up to a mile wide. One woman was killed when her mobile home was destroyed.
The next tornado touched down just southwest of Crumstown in St. Joseph county and moved northeast. The most significant damage was across Crumstown, where EF3 damage with a path width up to 3/4 mile occurred. The tornado then moved to near the Michiana Regional Airport and across the Indiana Toll Road. Two men were injured northwest of South Bend. One man later died from his injuries.
Another tornado, an EF2 up to three quarters of a mile wide, touched down southeast of Mishawaka. A separate EF1 tornado touched down about 4 miles northwest of Osceola.
An EF1 tornado touched down in extreme southeastern Marshall county and moved northeast across Kosciusko county and into Noble county where the tornado dissipated near Rome City. The worst damage was north of Warsaw where 14 people were hurt at a factory when a wall collapsed.
The last tornado to strike northern Indiana touched down in Noble county east of Kendallville. It produced some damage to homes and warehouses in and near the Kendallville East Industrial park. The tornado then moved northeast into Dekalb county where EF2 damage occurred around Fairfield Center with significant damage to homes. Then tornado moved southeast of Ashley and then moved into Steuben county doing damage to a barn before lifting north of Steubenville.
Two other tornadoes hit southern Indiana. An EF0 briefly touched down in Petersburg. Two houses were unroofed and their windows were blown out. Two car windshields were shattered by blowing debris. Metal siding was deposited in power lines. The walls of two businesses were knocked down or cracked.
The last tornado touched down at 5:29 PM. It was an EF1 which struck northeast of Williams in Lawrence county, blowing off the roofs of 2 barns and a house.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Top 10 Tornadoes Since 1950
#1 - April 3, 1974 Monticello Tornado
This tornado had it all - considerable deaths, injuries, severe damage and very long track. The path length was originally thought to be 121 miles but after reanalysis it was chopped down to 109 miles. Although this tornado didn't hit any major cities, it caused about $100 million damage in 1974 dollars (over $400 million adjusted to present day!) and heavily damaged/destroyed a good chunk of Monticello. This tornado was rated F4 and killed 19 people, injured more than 400, and was up to a half mile wide.
For more on the Monticello tornado, visit this link
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Recalling The Nation's Biggest Tornado Outbreak On Record...The 1974 Super Outbreak
April 3, 1974 is a date that those in the weather community will always remember. It was an unseasonably warm day as a strong low pressure moved through the Corn Belt. This unseasonably warm air and a combination of several other factors would come together just right to produce a spectacular severe weather event, leaving hundreds dead, thousands wounded and an incredible amount of destruction across a number of states.
The first tornado in the state touched down in Boone county in the early morning. 21 of the 148 tornadoes occurred here, including 1 F5 and the devastating Monticello tornado. The thunderstorm cell which produced the Monticello tornado produced its first Indiana touchdown near the Illinois state line in rural Warren county. This tornado died out but was followed by another touchdown in Warren county. That tornado tracked northeastward into southeastern Benton county before dissipating near Otterbein. Another tornado followed almost immediately, moving quickly northeast through the northwestern part of Tippecanoe county and into White county. As the tornado passed northwest of Lafayette, the 2200z METAR from KLAF included a report of a tornado:
METAR KLAF 032200Z 16025G33KT 7SM TS SCT040 BKN070 OVC150 23/17 A2914 RMK TB44 W MOVG E LTGIC W-N PRESFRLAF3/16 STATE POLICE RPT AT 2151 5TORNADO SLP864 T02280172
The tornado continued through mostly rural areas of White county before taking aim on downtown Monticello. Heavy damage occurred in Monticello with several fatalities. But it was not done...
The tornado continued northeastward through Cass county and Fulton county, where it produced significant damage in Rochester. It proceeded through Kosciusko, Noble and LaGrange counties before finally ending its incredible 109 mile reign of terror near Oliver Lake. The same thunderstorm produced another weaker tornado near Plato, which would be the final tornado in Indiana from this particular thunderstorm.
In all, 47 Hoosiers died that tragic day with hundreds more injured.
The first tornado in the state touched down in Boone county in the early morning. 21 of the 148 tornadoes occurred here, including 1 F5 and the devastating Monticello tornado. The thunderstorm cell which produced the Monticello tornado produced its first Indiana touchdown near the Illinois state line in rural Warren county. This tornado died out but was followed by another touchdown in Warren county. That tornado tracked northeastward into southeastern Benton county before dissipating near Otterbein. Another tornado followed almost immediately, moving quickly northeast through the northwestern part of Tippecanoe county and into White county. As the tornado passed northwest of Lafayette, the 2200z METAR from KLAF included a report of a tornado:
METAR KLAF 032200Z 16025G33KT 7SM TS SCT040 BKN070 OVC150 23/17 A2914 RMK TB44 W MOVG E LTGIC W-N PRESFRLAF3/16 STATE POLICE RPT AT 2151 5TORNADO SLP864 T02280172
The tornado continued through mostly rural areas of White county before taking aim on downtown Monticello. Heavy damage occurred in Monticello with several fatalities. But it was not done...
The tornado continued northeastward through Cass county and Fulton county, where it produced significant damage in Rochester. It proceeded through Kosciusko, Noble and LaGrange counties before finally ending its incredible 109 mile reign of terror near Oliver Lake. The same thunderstorm produced another weaker tornado near Plato, which would be the final tornado in Indiana from this particular thunderstorm.
In all, 47 Hoosiers died that tragic day with hundreds more injured.
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