..TORNADO NORTHEAST OF DE MOTTE IN JASPER COUNTY
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 TO 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1 MILE
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUNE 30 2014
START TIME: 1055 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 ENE DE MOTTE IN
START LAT/LON: 41.2230/-87.1280
END DATE: JUNE 30 2014
END TIME: 1056 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 ENE DE MOTTE IN
END LAT/LON: 41.2240/-87.1099
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO TRACKED ALONG W CR 1450 N WHERE THERE WERE SNAPPED
TREES...WOOD POWER POLES LEANING AND DAMAGE TO TWO FARMSTEADS.
ON ONE...THE DOORS COLLAPSED IN A POLE BARN. IN ANOTHER POLE
BARN...THE WALLS COLLAPSED AFTER THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF. THE
DAMAGE IN THIS TORNADO PATH WAS CONSISTENT WITH MAXIMUM SPEEDS OF
100-105 MPH.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
NWS Confirms Additional Tornado From June 30
An additional EF1 tornado has been confirmed from the June 30-July 1 storms. It occurred northeast of De Motte. This brings the total number of tornadoes from June 30-July 1 to 15, including one tornado that crossed the border from Illinois.
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.
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.
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 Three Tornadoes In Lake And Jasper Counties
NWS Chicago has confirmed three tornadoes affected their Indiana area of coverage. One of the tornadoes crossed into Lake county from Kankakee county Illinois with a separate tornado occurring south and east of Lowell. Finally, a tornado occurred in northern Jasper county near DeMotte. All of these tornadoes have been rated EF1.
Survey information for the tornado that started in Illinois and crossed into Indiana, followed by the tornado south/east of Lowell and the tornado in the DeMotte area:
Survey information for the tornado that started in Illinois and crossed into Indiana, followed by the tornado south/east of Lowell and the tornado in the DeMotte area:
TORNADO NORTHEAST OF GRANT PARK ILLINOIS
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105-110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUNE 30 2014
START TIME: 1032 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRANT PARK
START LAT/LON: 41.2651/-87.5685
END DATE: JUNE 30 2014
END TIME: 1037 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4.8 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LOWELL IN
END LAT/LON: 41.2841/-87.5080
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR A CHURCH ON COUNTY RD 13...SNAPPING
HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES. A LARGE LIMB SMASHED THROUGH THE
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS OF THE CHURCH AND THE FORCE OF THIS CAUSED
DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW FRAME INSIDE THE BUILDING. IN
ADDITION...LARGE TREE BRANCH IMPALED ITSELF INTO THE CHURCH. A
DOOR INSIDE THE CHURCH WAS BLOWN OPEN AND RIPPED OFF. THERE WAS
SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DAMAGE NOTED INSIDE THE CHURCH.
THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED TO N 16750E ROAD...WHERE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON A FARMSTEAD INCLUDED LARGE HARDWOODS
SNAPPED...WINDOWS IN THE RESIDENCE BLOWN IN AND THE COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION OF THREE STORY TALL BARN WITH DIMENSIONS OF 88X60.
FURTHERMORE..A LARGE BRANCH WAS IMPALED INTO THE FRONT OF THE
RESIDENCE. THE FEMALE HOMEOWNER REPORTED THE COMMON FREIGHT TRAIN
SOUND OF A TORNADO AND EXPERIENCED EAR POPPING AS THE TORNADO
PASSED.
AS THE TORNADO THEN MOVED ALONG E 10500N ROAD...IT CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO AN UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUT SEALED SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENCE. A SECTION OF THE ROOF WAS REMOVED...WHICH CAUSED
A CRACK IN THE FRAME OF THE HOUSE AND A LARGE WALL SECTION
COLLAPSED OUTWARD. CONSISTENT SNAPPING OR UPROOTING OF TREES WAS
NOTED IN A CONVERGENT MANNER AS THE TORNADO PATH CONTINUED INTO
LAKE COUNTY BEFORE ENDING WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LOWELL. ALL OF THE
MOST INTENSE DAMAGE WITH THIS TORNADO WAS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF
A HIGHER END EF-1 TORNADO.
TORNADO SOUTHEAST OF LOWELL INDIANA
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105-110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 500 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUNE 30 2014
START TIME: 1046 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4.2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOWELL IN
START LAT/LON: 41.2683/-87.3452
END DATE: JUNE 30 2014
END TIME: 1048 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 6.1 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LOWELL IN
END LAT/LON: 41.2818/-87.3024
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO LIKELY BEGAN IN A FIELD WEST OF HARRISON STREET AND
TRACKED EAST-NORTHEAST TO NEAR INTERSTATE 65. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE NOTED INCLUDED TWO SNAPPED WOODEN POWER POLES AND
SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED GRAIN BINS ON A FARM EAST OF HARRISON STREET
THAT COULD NOT BE ACCESSED DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. AT A
FARMSTEAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HARRISON STREET AND W 191ST
AVENUE...A WOODEN BARN WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED...ALONG WITH
SEVERAL LARGE HARDWOODS AND SOFTWOODS SNAPPED AT THE TRUNK. THE
DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH A HIGHER END EF-1 TORNADO.
SOUTH OF THE TORNADO PATH...THERE WAS A WIDE SWATH OF SIGNIFICANT
STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THIS INCLUDED THE SNAPPING OF SEVEN OR
EIGHT ADDITIONAL WOODEN POWER POLES ALONG HARRISON
STREET...SNAPPED TREES AND AN AT LEAST A ONE MILE WIDE SWATH OF
COMPLETELY FLATTENED CORN CROP. THE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS
SOME OF THE MOST NOTEWORTHY ON THE SURVEY AND WAS CONSISTENT WITH
WIND SPEEDS OF 100-110 MPH.
TORNADO IN AND NEAR DE MOTTE INDIANA
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100-105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUNE 30 2014
START TIME: 1049 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3.3 MILES WEST OF DE MOTTE IN
START LAT/LON: 41.1909/-87.2613
END DATE: JUNE 30 2014
END TIME: 1056 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4.9 MILES NORTHEAST OF DE MOTTE IN
END LAT/LON: 41.2240/-87.1138
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A 100-200 YARD SWATH OF CONSISTENT TREE DAMAGE...WITH NUMEROUS
SNAPPED TREES...BEGAN EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DE MOTTE BETWEEN N CR 1150
W AND N CR 1100 W JUST NORTH OF W CR 1200 N. THE DAMAGE CONTINUED
EAST-NORTHEAST JUST TO THE EAST AND THEN THROUGH THE CENTER OF DE
MOTTE NORTH OF 9TH STREET. JUST EAST OF DE MOTTE ALONG ORCHID
STREET...A BARN WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND DOUBLE WIDE
MANUFACTURED HOME EXPERIENCED SOME STRUCTURAL AND/OR ROOF DAMAGE.
FURTHER NORTHEAST ALONG W CR 1450 N NEAR THE END OF THE DAMAGE
PATH...THERE WERE SNAPPED TREES...WOOD POWER POLES LEANING AND
DAMAGE TO TWO FARMSTEADS. ON ONE...THE DOORS COLLAPSED IN A POLE
BARN. IN ANOTHER POLE BARN...THE WALLS COLLAPSED AFTER THE ROOF
WAS BLOWN OFF. THE DAMAGE IN THIS TORNADO PATH WAS CONSISTENT WITH
MAXIMUM SPEEDS OF 100-105 MPH.
IT CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY RULED OUT THAT MORE THAN ONE TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN ALONG THE 8 MILE LONG DAMAGE PATH.
NWS Confirms Tornadoes In Marshall County
NWS Northern Indiana has confirmed two additional tornadoes from July 1, both of which occurred in Marshall county.
TORNADO #3 - MARSHALL COUNTY
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 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. 1235 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 MI S OF DONALDSON, IN
START LAT/LON: 41.346 / -86.4435
END DATE: JUL 01 2014
END TIME: EST. 1242 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 MI N OF PLYMOUTH, IN
END LAT/LON: 41.361 / -86.3138
SURVEY SUMMARY: AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF DONALDSON
WHERE IT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HARDWOOD TREES. THE TORNADO
MOVED EAST AND HEAVILY DAMAGED A FARM ON SYCAMORE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF
THE RAILROAD TRACKS. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED TO THE
EAST/NORTHEAST INTO THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH TO THE LEAR CORPORATION
WHERE MULTIPLE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND TOPPED. AN EMPTY SEMI TRAILER
WAS FLIPPED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NE WITH WIDESPREAD MIXED
HARDWOOD/SOFTWOOD TREE DAMAGE AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE
BEHAVIOR SCIENCE BUILDING ON N OAK ROAD. THE TORNADO CAUSED PARTIAL
UPLIFT OF THE NW SIDE OF THE ROOF AND COLLAPSED THE INTERIOR CINDER
BLOCK WALL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION GARAGE
JUST SOUTH OF US 30 BEFORE LIFTING.
TORNADO #4 - MARSHALL COUNTY
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: APPROX 0.2 MILES
MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: EST. 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: JUL 01 2014
TIME: EST. 1241 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 MI NE OF PLYMOUTH, IN
START LAT/LON: 41.361 / -86.2893
END DATE: JUL 01 2014
END TIME: EST. 1242 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2.2 MI NE OF PLYMOUTH, IN
END LAT/LON: 41.3629 / -86.2875
SURVEY SUMMARY: A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF LILAC ROAD AND PLYMOUTH GOSHEN TRAIL JUST NE OF
PLYMOUTH AROUND 1241 AM EDT. HARDWOOD TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THIS
LOCATION WITH SEVERAL UPROOTED TREES AND A SHED WAS FLATTENED. AS
THE CIRCULATION MOVED NE IT SHIFTED A BARN OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND
CAUSED WIDESPREAD SEVERE TREE DAMAGE IN A GROVE OF TREES BEFORE
LIFTING IN A FIELD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TREE GROVE.
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.
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