Mar. 27-31 Severe Threats

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from WLFI in Lafayette

 

 

[Hoosier]

Video:

 

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Can't tell if the flash at 13 seconds could be lightning or a power flash.

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Video:

 

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Can't tell if the flash at 13 seconds could be lightning or a power flash.

Looked like a power flash to me, probably the electrical connected to that trailer. By the way this goes to show you how dangerous being in a trailer can be during a tornado, that thing got lifted up and almost rolled and this was just with a F1 tornado. 

[Hoosier]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 314 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 /214 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016/  

 

..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/24/16 TORNADO EVENT  

 

WABASH INDIANA TORNADO  

 

RATING: EF-1  

ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH  

PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.75 MILES  

PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 60 YARDS  

FATALITIES: 0  

INJURIES: 0  

 

 

START TIME: 556 PM EDT  

START LOCATION: 3.0 MI NW OF WABASH  

*START LAT/LON: 40.8085 / -85.8807  

 

END DATE: MARCH 31 2016  

END TIME: 559 PM EDT  

END LOCATION: 2.8 MI NW OF WABASH  

*END_LAT/LON: 40.8130 / -85.8678  

 

SURVEY_SUMMARY: A NWS SURVEY OF DAMAGE IN WABASH COUNTY FOUND INDICATIONS  

OF A TORNADO TOUCHING DOWN AND SKIPPING FOR ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE.  

THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST COUNTY ROAD  

100 SOUTH...ABOUT ONE QUARTER MILE EAST OF SOUTH COUNTY ROAD 475 WEST. THE  

TORNADO INITIALLY DAMAGED AN OLD...SMALL METAL FARM OUTBUILDING...COMPLETELY  

DESTROYING IT. METAL ROOFING WAS ALSO TORN OFF OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF A NEARBY  

METAL POLE BARN. A SINGLE WIDE MANUFACTURED HOME WAS ALSO MOVED OFF OF ITS  

CINDER BLOCK FOUNDATION TO THE EAST BY ABOUT 4 FEET. SEVERAL SOFT WOOD  

TREES AT THIS LOCATION WERE SNAPPED ABOUT 4 FEET OFF THE GROUND AND WERE  

DRAGGED SEVERAL FEET TO THE EAST. DEBRIS FROM THE OUTBUILDING AS WELL AS  

ROOFING SHEET METAL FROM A NEARBY POLE BARN WERE LIFTED AND THROWN  

NORTH NORTHEAST ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF A MILE.  

 

THE TORNADO THEN MOVED NORTHEAST AND RIPPED A PORCH ROOF OFF OF A NEIGHBORING  

HOME ON WEST COUNTY ROAD 100 SOUTH. THIS DEBRIS WAS THROWN APPROXIMATELY  

50 YARDS TO THE NORTH. A WELL CONSTRUCTED WOODEN PLAYGROUND SET  

WAS DRAGGED ABOUT 30 YARDS TO THE EAST WHILE SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED  

AND POINTED TO THE NORTH. PIECES OF WOOD FROM THE AWNING AS WELL AS NUMEROUS  

SMALL LIMBS WERE DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND AND GENERALLY POINTED IN A SOUTHEAST  

DIRECTION.  

 

THE TORNADO THEN SKIPPED NORTHEAST ACROSS A FIELD TO STATE ROAD 115 WHERE  

[Hoosier]

Looked like a power flash to me, probably the electrical connected to that trailer. By the way this goes to show you how dangerous being in a trailer can be during a tornado, that thing got lifted up and almost rolled and this was just with a F1 tornado.

Yeah, wouldn't have taken much stronger winds to attempt to roll it, though that vehicle parked to the left may have helped shield it a bit.

Based on this video, the storm speed in the SPS issued by IND yesterday (no warning issued for this storm) and the path length, this tornado would've only been on the ground for like 3 seconds. Haven't checked to see if there was any rotation but these quick hitters can be tough to warn.

[IWXwx]

I was on the Wabash storm about 10 miles east of where it lifted, but saw nothing.

[IWXwx]

IWX just confirmed another tornado in Noble County from the 31st and are investigating damage in White County:

 

.ALBION INDIANA /TORNADO 2/...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.50 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   30 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             MARCH 31 2016
START TIME:             549 PM EDT
START LOCATION:         1.9 MI NE OF ALBION
*START LAT/LON:         41.4102 / -85.3924

END DATE:               MARCH 31 2016
END TIME:               550 PM EDT
END LOCATION:           2.4 MI NE OF ALBION
*END_LAT/LON:           41.4130 / -85.3833

SURVEY_SUMMARY: A SURVEY OF DAMAGE WAS CONDUCTED BY NOBLE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FROM THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF ALBION NORTHEAST TO
JUST WEST OF KENDALLVILLE. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS THE
RESULT OF STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 70 TO 80 MPH...A NARROW AREA OF
DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A TORNADO.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR A RESIDENCE ON EAST COUNTY ROAD 400
NORTH, EAST OF NORTH COUNTY ROAD 150 EAST. A BARN ON THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF THE PROPERTY SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND WALLS WITH A
NEARBY WELL HOUSE AND GARAGE ALSO SUFFERING SOME DAMAGE. A FEW POWER
POLES WERE ALSO SNAPEPD. DEBRIS WAS CARRIED WITH THE TORNADO AS IT
CONTINUED NORTHEAST THROUGH OPEN FIELDS UNTIL IT REACHED ANOTHER
PROPERTY WEST OF NORTH COUNTY ROAD 225 EAST WHERE THE UPPER HALF OF
A FEW TREES WERE SNAPPED AND THE ROOF OF A LOG CABIN REMOVED AND
THROWN INTO AN ADJACENT WOODS. ALL DEBRIS APPEARS TO HAVE STOPPED AT
THIS WOODED AREA...SUGGESTING THE TORNADO QUICKLY DISSIPATED.

WE WISH TO THANK NOBLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR HELP
WITH DAMAGE SURVEY.

[IWXwx]

They finally confirmed a third tornado in White County...

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
245 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 /145 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2016/

 

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/31/16 TORNADO EVENT -UPDATE 2...

.UPDATE...THE INVESTIGATION OF DAMAGE IN WHITE COUNTY NEAR WOLCOTT
HAS INDICATED A BRIEF EF0 TORNADO OCCURRED. DETAILS OF THE TORNADO
WILL BE ADDED TO THE LIST BELOW WITH THE NEW TORNADO DESIGNATED AS
TORNADO 3.

THERE ARE NO OTHER DAMAGE AREAS UNDER INVESTIGATION FROM THIS EVENT
AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THE MARCH
31ST EVENT.

 

 

.WOLCOTT INDIANA /TORNADO 3/...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  3.1 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   120 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             MARCH 31 2016
START TIME:             405 PM EDT
START LOCATION:         3.7 MI SE OF WOLCOTT INDIANA
*START LAT/LON:         40.7463 / -86.9763

END DATE:               MARCH 31 2016
END TIME:               408 PM EDT
END LOCATION:           6.2 MI ENE OF WOLCOTT INDIANA
*END_LAT/LON:           40.7691 / -86.9250

SURVEY_SUMMARY: A SURVEY OF DAMAGE WAS CONDUCTED BY WHITE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF WOLCOTT INDIANA. BASED ON
THE PATTERN OF DAMAGE...THE FIRST 3 MILES OF A 6 MILE SWATH OF
SPORADIC DAMAGE WAS LIKELY THE RESULT OF A TORNADO THAT WAS SKIPPING
ALONG ITS TRACK.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH OF US-24 BETWEEN SOUTH COUNTY ROAD
600 WEST AND 500 WEST WHERE A BARN WAS DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS BEING
CARRIED SEVERAL MILES TO THE NORTHEAST. THE TORNADO REMAINED OVER
MOSTLY OPEN FIELDS WITH THE NEXT AREA IMPACTED BEING AS IT CROSSED
US-24 EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF US-24 AND SOUTH COUNTY ROAD 500
WEST WHERE SEVERAL STEEL POWER POLES WERE PUSHED OVER AT THE BASE. A
LARGE POLE BARN SUFFERED MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE AS WINDS ENTERED A GAP
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUCTURE LOCATED NORTH OF US-24 ON NORTH
COUNTY ROAD 400 WEST. A HOME SUFFERED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF WEST COUNTY ROAD 100 NORTH AND NORTH COUNTY ROAD 300
WEST. WHILE DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN A FEW LOCATIONS NORTHEAST OF THIS
LOCATION...EVIDENCE WAS INCONCLUSIVE REGARDING THE TORNADO
PERSISTING. THEREFORE THE END OF THE TORNADO WILL BE MARKED JUST TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE RESIDENTAL DAMAGE.

WE WISH TO THANK WHITE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FOR
THEIR HELP WITH THE SURVEY OF DAMAGE.