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A record-breaking low pressure system over Minnesota pushed a strong cold front through the lower Midwest on October 26, 2010. The associated cold front aided in the development in a line of strong thunderstorms known as a squall line that stretched from northern Wisconsin through Illinois into Missouri during the early morning hours of the 26th. This line of thunderstorms pushed through the Northern Indiana office's county warning area during the morning and early afternoon hours.
The squall line produced widespread wind damage across the Midwest with wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph with some locations recording gusts up to 75 mph! In addition to the strong winds, some of the storms produced tornadoes in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. The image below shows the storm reports as relayed to the Storm Prediction Center from the day. Click on the image below to link to the SPC storm report web page for 10-26.
NWS IWX has confirmed 13 tornadoes in their county warning area (CWA) in northern Indiana and northwestern Ohio.
Below is the radar loop of the entire event as the storms moved across the forecast area. In the image below the radar loop, numerous couplets were seen at multiple times along this line. Every couplet circled was possible of producing a tornado and many of these couplets did produce tornadoes at one time or another in several different counties. At this instance or shortly after, both the Kosciusko County EF0 and extreme northwest Huntington County EF1 touched down.
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The Synoptic setting...A historically deep low pressure system supported a very sharp surface trough into the Midwest on the morning of the 26th. At 7 am EDT, an anomalously strong upper level jet of 140 knots with an associated 100+ knot mid level jet (approx. 500 mb) was in the process of advecting into the southwest Great Lakes with deep diffluent flow observed. The upper jet had began to curve cyclonically over the Midwest with the divergent left front exit region basically over the western Midwest and coincident with the sfc trough in place. 850 mb flow was observed at over 75 knots with sfc gusts in excess of 45 knots ahead of the sfc trough per warm air advection. The dryline/trough was supporting a line of severe thunderstorms with ongoing reports of damaging winds and a few tornadoes. This system was a perfect text book case of strong cyclogenesis spurred by a powerful upper level jet and associated strong cold air advection with forcing fields lined up perfectly to support mass upper level divergence with low level convergence, in the presence of a negatively tilted upper level trough.
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The Mesoscale and Stormscale environment...The mesoscale environment could not have been more dynamic to support severe thunderstorms. By 9 am EDT, a severe line echo wave pattern (LEWP) had developed across southern IN, with a broken line of weaker cells across northern IL into NW IN. One major component this system lacked early on was appreciable convective avaliable potential energy (CAPE), with typically 500 J/kg or less noted. However, backed sfc flow with nearly 50 knots at 1.5 kft, supported very impressive (nearly off the charts) 0-1 km storm relative helicity values with around 500 m2/s2 early on in the event to over 800 m2/s2 by the end of the event. Effective shear (cloud bearing) were more than ample to support strong rotating updrafts (meso/misocyclones) and given the confined low level shear values(0-1km) of over 50 knots with SR helicity of 500-800 m2/s2, it would certainly not take much to produce a tornado as was the case. Even though CAPE parameters were very marginal and pre-squall line lifting condensation level's /level's of free convection were also marginal, one very important thing to note is that much of the CAPE was located in the 0-3 km layer and most certainly the 0-1 km layer, meaning that any low level stretching of ambient vorticity would have been very strong at or around cloud base and very supportive for tornadoes (very similar to the 4-20-04 outbreak). In addition, strong flow just off the sfc per the synoptic fields would have easily mixed down to the ground given the PW fields (column loading) and the addition of any miso/meso-cyclones. Conditions became more supportive for severe damaging winds and tornadoes as the upper level jet neared the region (flow increased) and instability increased per diurnal heating.
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The radar trends and observations...Radar trends were certainly interesting nonetheless. The aforementioned broken line of cells that initially pushed into the forecast area (FA) over the NW, were full of moderate to strong misocylone couplets, most noticeable on the TMDW radar. The same signatures were not as impressive on KLOT leading one to believe that the couplets were based very low in the cells. (TMWD base level is 0.3 while KLOT is 0.5) The couplets developed quickly and were typically short-lived and at any given time 3-5 were observed. Given the dynamic nature and the environment with the above mentioned parameters in place, a tornado warning with squall line mention was used. The line weakened as it pushed NE into the FA, but concerns on whether this was a sampling issue given the proximity to the radar, supported an issuance of another warning given the environment in place. The LEWP advecting NE into the FA contained numerous strong circulation couplets and again given the environment and the parameters in place a TOR warning with squall line mention was issued. The TOR with the squall line mention was preferred given the environment, anomalously strong nature of the system, and numerous transient velocity couplets. Numerous reflectively tags were also observed which is typical given the strong upper jet and highly sheared flow, with likely geostrophic adjustment processes. Many of the LEWP inflow notches were coincident with these tags.
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Significant damage reports including generalized narrative and known injuries/fatalities...Thirteen tornadoes were produced from 4 separate LEWP segments and 1 low topped supercell. Most damage was on the scale of an EF0 tornado with the most intense damage rated as EF1. Each misocylone produced widespread 60-80 mph wind around any tornado damage, likely a result of the pressure perturbation associated with the circulation. |
...PRELIMINARY EF1 TORNADO IN LAPORTE COUNTY A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN WANATAH IN LAPORTE COUNTY INDIANA. A COMBINATION OF DAMAGE AND EYE WITNESS REPORTS CONFIRMS THAT A TORNADO DID BRIEFLY TOUCHDOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US 30 AND US 421 AT AROUND 842 AM CDT AND RAPIDLY MOVED NORTHEAST. THE TORNADO DESTROYED A 50 FOOT BY 200 FT OPEN SHELTER...RIPPED THE ROOF OFF OF AN ATTACHED GARAGE OF A HOUSE AND SNAPPED A FEW POWER POLES. THE DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH A LOW-END EF1 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED IN THE 85 TO 90 MPH RANGE. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE EXACT TRACK LENGTH AND WIDTH MAY CHANGE AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION OF DATA.
Here are a few pictures of the damage associated with this tornado. (Courtesy Laporte Co EMA)
...PRELIMINARY EF0 TORNADO IN WABASH COUNTY... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN WABASH COUNTY INDIANA AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF A HIGH END EF0 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 24 AND 15 IN WABASH AROUND 1020 AM EDT. DAMAGE OCCURRED AT THE WALMART SHOPPING COMPLEX WITH DAMAGE TO AIR CONDITIONER UNITS...WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND SOME EXTERIOR BUILDING DAMAGE. A ROOF WAS ALSO TORN OFF A VOCATIONAL CENTER NEAR THIS LOCATION. THIS DAMAGE WAS RATED AS HIGH END EF0 WITH ESTIMATED SPEEDS OF 80 TO 85 MPH. THIS TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST FOR ABOUT 4.8 MILES AND ENDED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 300N AND 100E NEAR SPIKERVILLE WITH DAMAGE INDICATIVE OF EF0 STRENGTH TORNADO.
Here are a few pictures of the damage associated with this tornado.
A piece of debris was embedded into the side of Wal-Mart
...PRELIMINARY EF1 TORNADO IN GRANT COUNTY INDIANA... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN SOUTHEAST GRANT COUNTY INDIANA AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF 600 S AND 700 E AND MOVED NORTHEAST...ENDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 500 S AND 800 E. DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT ONE MILE AND MAXIMUM DAMAGE WIDTH WAS AROUND 100 YARDS WIDE. A HOUSE WAS INITIALLY HIT SUSTAINING LOSS OF ROOF DECKING...BROKEN WINDOWS... AND GARAGE DOOR DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN IMPACTED A CEMETERY LIFTING... TURNING...AND BLOWING OVER GRAVESTONES. A SMALL BUILDING AT THE CEMETERY WAS ALSO LIFTED AND MOVED 15 FEET. THE TORNADO THEN HIT A HARDWARE STORE...BLOWING THE SOUTH SIDE WALL IN WITH THE NORTH SIDE DOORS ALSO BEING BLOWN IN. SOME ROOF DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF1 TORNADO RANGE FROM 86 TO 110 MPH. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO WERE AROUND 97 TO 100 MPH.
Here are a few pictures of the damage associated with this tornado.
...PRELIMINARY EF1 TORNADO IN HUNTINGTON COUNTY... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN NORTHWEST HUNTINGTON COUNTY INDIANA AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 825W AND BRACKEN ROAD AND ENDED TO THE NORTHEAST NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 1100N AND 825W. DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT SIX TENTHS OF A MILE AND DAMAGE WIDTH WAS 50 TO 75 YARDS WIDE. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND A METAL GRAIN BIN WAS DESTROYED WITH THE DEBRIS TWISTED AND BLOWN NORTHWEST. WOOD PROJECTILES WERE LODGED INTO THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AND CONCRETE BLOCKS WERE LOFTED ONTO THE ROOF OF SMALL BUILDING. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS STREWN TO THE NORTHEAST OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT ONE MILE. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF1 TORNADO RANGE FROM 86 TO 110 MPH.
Here are a few pictures of the damage associated with this tornado.
...PRELIMINARY EF0 TORNADO IN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY INDIANA... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN CENTRAL KOSCIUSKO COUNTY INDIANA AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF0 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF 450N AND 100E AND MOVED NORTHEAST...ENDING NEAR 175E JUST SOUTH OF THE TIPPECANOE RIVER. DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT ONE MILE AND DAMAGE WIDTH WAS AROUND 30 YARDS WIDE. NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE PATH...SHINGLE DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN A SUBDIVISION. YARD ITEMS...INCLUDING A SWING...WERE THROWN INTO A POND. AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND CROSSED 450N...CORN WAS FOUND FLATTENED. SHEARED TREES WERE FOUND ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH...AS WELL AS A SNAPPED POWER POLE. NEAR THE END OF THE DAMAGE PATH...A RADIO TOWER WAS BENT OVER BY THE WINDS. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF0 TORNADO RANGE FROM 65 TO 85 MPH. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO WERE AROUND 80 MPH.
...PRELIMINARY EF0 TORNADO IN HUNTINGTON AND WHITLEY COUNTIES... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN EXTREME NORTHWEST HUNTINGTON COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST WHITLEY COUNTY INDIANA...AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF0 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 750W AND STATE ROAD 114 AND AND ENDED TO THE NORTHEAST NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HENRY RD AND 450W IN WHITLEY COUNTY. DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT 2 MILES LONG. DAMAGE WIDTH WAS 75 YARDS WIDE. FARM OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED AND SMALL METAL GRAIN BINS WERE DESTROYED WITH THE DEBRIS TWISTED AND BLOWN SEVERAL YARDS TO THE NORTHEAST. ONE HOUSE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH BROKEN WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF0 TORNADO RANGE FROM 65 TO 85 MPH.
Here are a few pictures of the damage to a church associated with this tornado.
...PRELIMINARY EF1 TORNADO IN WHITLEY COUNTY... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN WHITLEY COUNTY INDIANA AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF 400S AND STATE ROAD 9 AND ENDED TO THE NORTHEAST...ONE HALF MILE TO THE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF MOWERY RD AND RAEBER RD. DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT 2 MILES AND DAMAGE WIDTH WAS 50 TO 150 YARDS WIDE. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. NUMEROUS HOUSES RECEIVED MINOR TO MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE WITH SOME WINDOWS DAMAGED. THERE WERE ALSO A FEW HEAVILY DAMAGED OUTBUILDINGS WITH DEBRIS CARRIED UP TO 1 MILE TO THE NORTHEAST. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF1 TORNADO RANGE FROM 86 TO 110 MPH.
Here are a few pictures of the damage associated with this tornado.
...PRELIMINARY EF0 TORNADO IN VAN WERT COUNTY OH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA AND VAN WERT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAVE DETERMINED AN EF0 TORNADO OCCURRED IN VAN WERT COUNTY OHIO. THE TORNADO BEGAN 3.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONVOY AT THE INTERSECTION OF TULLEY HARRISON ROAD AND MENTZER CHURCH ROAD. AT THIS LOCATION A LARGE SEMI TRAILER AND CAMPER WERE FLIPPED AND A BARN ROOF WAS TORN OFF. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED NORTHEAST TO CONVOY ROAD BETWEEN VAN HORN AND LARE ROADS. THE ROOF TO A HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY TORN OFF AND THROWN 100 YARDS TO THE NORTHEAST AND A LARGE WINDMILL WAS CARRIED 40 YARDS. A SHED ACROSS THE STREET WAS DESTROYED. THE ROOF ON A HOUSE NEXT DOOR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THIS DEBRIS WAS CARRIED 2.5 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED LARE ROAD WHERE IT DESTROYED A BARN BEFORE LIFTING. THIS BARN WAS FOUND 0.75 MILES AWAY. PRELIMINARY TOTAL PATH LENGTH IS 3.5 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 80 YARDS. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH.
Here are some pictures of the damage sustained. All photos courtesy Rick McCoy, Van Wert County EM.
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...PRELIMINARY EF1 TORNADO IN ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN EASTERN ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN ON ROUSSEY ROAD BETWEEN RORICK ROAD AND HOWE ROAD AND MOVED NORTHEAST...ENDING ON EDGERTON ROAD BETWEEN ROUSSEY ROAD AND SAMPSON ROAD. DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF MILES AND MAXIMUM DAMAGE WIDTH WAS AROUND 175 YARDS WIDE. A BARN DOOR WAS RIPPED OFF A BARN AS THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN...AND A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN OVER. AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST...A BARN WAS DESTROYED. WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT OF A HOUSE NEAR THE BARN AND DEBRIS FROM THE BARN WAS FOUND LODGED INTO THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE. FURTHER NORTHEAST... FOUR OPEN AIR TRAIN CARS WERE BLOWN OFF OF THE TRAIN TRACKS ONTO THEIR SIDES. DEBRIS FROM THE DESTROYED BARN WAS CARRIED NORTHEAST AND FOUND WHERE THE TORNADO LIFTED. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF1 TORNADO RANGE FROM 86 TO 110 MPH. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO WERE AROUND 105 MPH.
Here are a few pictures of the damage associated with this tornado.
...PRELIMINARY EF1 TORNADO IN ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN NORTHEAST ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GRABER ROAD AND MAYSVILLE ROAD. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR NEARLY 7 MILES BEFORE LIFTING AT THE INTERSECTION OF MARKLE AND BOGER ROADS. AT THE WIDEST POINT... TORNADO DAMAGE WAS ABOUT A HALF MILE WIDE SOUTHEAST OF GRABILL. MODERATE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO MANY STRUCTURES...INCLUDING NUMEROUS BARNS DESTROYED...DOWNED POWER POLES AND TREE DAMAGE. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF1 TORNADO RANGE FROM 86 TO 110 MPH AND THE SURVEY TEAM ESTIMATES THE MAXIMUM WINDS WITH THIS EVENT TO BE 95 MILES PER HOUR.
...PRELIMINARY EF1 TORNADO IN VAN WERT AND PAULDING COUNTIES... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTY OHIO INTO CENTRAL PAULDING COUNTY OHIO AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN ON JOHN BROWN ROAD ABOUT ONE HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE VAN WERT-PAULDING COUNTY LINE...ENDING 0.2 MILES NORTH OF BROUGHTON NEAR BETTS ROAD. DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT NINE AND ONE QUARTER MILES AND MAXIMUM DAMAGE WIDTH WAS AROUND 350 YARDS WIDE. AS THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN...A GRAIN SILO WAS DESTROYED. THE TORNADO TRAVELED NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TOWN OF HAVILAND...WERE A GARAGE DOOR WAS BLOWN IN AND NUMEROUS HOUSES HAD SHINGLE AND TREE DAMAGE. FURTHER NORTHEAST... TWO BARNS AND MULTIPLE GRAIN BINS WERE DESTROYED. A LARGE DOOR FROM A THIRD BARN WAS RIPPED OFF...AND A HOUSE NEAR THIS BARN SUSTAINED DAMAGE. DEBRIS FROM THE BARNS WAS FOUND ONE HALF MILE TO THE NORTHEAST. FURTHER NORTHEAST NEAR COUNTY ROADS 117 AND 72...TWO LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A HOUSE SUSTAINED WINDOW AND ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST INTO THE TOWN OF BROUGHTON...WHERE A HOUSE SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND TREES WERE DAMAGED. DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN A FIELD TO THE NORTHEAST WHERE THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF1 TORNADO RANGE FROM 85 TO 110 MPH. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO WERE AROUND 105 MPH.
Here are some pictures of the damage sustained in Paulding County.
(Photo courtesy of Randy Shaffer, Paulding Co. EM)
(Photo courtesy of Randy Shaffer, Paulding Co. EM)
(Photo courtesy of Randy Shaffer, Paulding Co. EM)
...PRELIMINARY EF1 TORNADO IN PAULDING AND PUTNAM COUNTIES... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN EASTERN PAULDING COUNTY OHIO INTO NORTHWEST PUTNAM COUNTY OHIO AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN ON COUNTY ROAD 205 BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 263 AND TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY T-211 IN PAULDING COUNTY...ENDING JUST NORTH OF TOWNSHIP ROAD D BETWEEN TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY 23 AND 22 IN PUTNAM COUNTY. DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT FIVE MILES AND MAXIMUM DAMAGE WIDTH WAS AROUND 175 YARDS. AS THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN...A BARN ROOF WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH A FEW TREES. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND DESTROYED A BARN ON COUNTY ROAD 263 JUST NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 86 NEAR THE PAULDING-PUTNAM COUNTY LINE. FURTHER NORTH...THREE BARNS AND A GARAGE WERE DESTROYED. A CORN CRIB WAS PUSHED FOUR FEET OFF OF ITS FOUNDATION. DEBRIS FROM THE GARAGE AND BARNS WAS FOUND UP TO A ONE HALF MILE TO THE NORTHEAST. FURTHER NORTHEAST ON STATE ROUTE 613 IN HARTSBURG...MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS FOUND ALONG WITH A FEW HOUSES WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE. AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 24 AND COUNTY HIGHWAY E...A HOUSE RECEIVED SIDING DAMAGE. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY 23 AND TOWNSHIP ROAD D...WHERE A BARN ROOF WAS TORN OFF. DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN A FIELD TO THE NORTHEAST WHERE THE TORNADO LIFTED. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF1 TORNADO RANGE FROM 85 TO 110 MPH. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO WERE AROUND 100 MPH.
Here are a few pictures of the damage associated with this tornado.
...PRELIMINARY EF0 TORNADO IN ALLEN COUNTY OHIO... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EXAMINED DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN ALLEN COUNTY OHIO AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF0 TORNADO. THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE AUGLAIZE COUNTY TORNADO. THE TORNADO TOUCHED BACK DOWN 1.6 MILESTO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LAST DAMAGE IN CRIDERSVILLE AT APPROXIMATELY 1159 AM EDT. THE LOCATION WAS ALONG MCLEAN RD NORTH OF NATIONAL RD. ABOUT A QUARTER OF A METAL ROOF WAS PULLED OFF THE EAST SIDE OF A METAL BARN. THE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT 130 FT WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 50 FEET. NO DEATHS OR INJURIES. THE DAMAGE WAS RATED AS EF0. WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF0 TORNADO RANGE FROM 65 TO 85 MPH.
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