Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >
Overview
Several lines of showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front. Pockets of wind damage were noted across portions of the area, with evidence of 3 tornadoes found within damage areas in Wabash, Noble and White counties in Indiana.Tornadoes:
Tornado 1- Wabash, Indiana
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Tornado 2- Albion, Indiana
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Tornado 3- Wolcott, Indiana
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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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Photos & Video:
Wabash, IN EF1 (Pictures from NWS Survey)
Mobile Home Shifted off Cinderblocks | Old Metal Outbuilding Destroyed | Piece of wood driven into ground |
Albion, IN Damage (Pictures from Noble County EMA)
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Trees damage/Roof removed Tornado Damage | Picnic table and Swing Set thrown Tornado Damage |
Roof Damage to barn Tornado Damage |
South half of roof removed Straight Line Winds |
Wolcott, IN EF0 Damage (Pictures from White County EMA)
Roof Damage to Barn |
Roof and side panels removed |
Large area of roof removed |
Radar:
Images at time of tornado
Radar Image at 5:56 PM EDT Wabash, Indiana EF1 |
Radar Image at 5:49 PM EDT Albion, Indiana EF1 |
Radar Image at 4:07 PM EDT Wolcott, Indiana EF0 |
Environment
Low pressure was working across the northern Great Lakes with a trailing cold front. A 40 knot low level (850 mb) jet was impinging on the forecast area, with mid level (500 mb) winds in excess of 80 knots.
Figure 1: Surface Map at 5 pm EDT | Figure 2: 850 mb Wind/Pressure/Dewpoint at 5 pm | Figure 3: 500 mb Pressure/Wind/Isotachs at 5 pm |
While surface based CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) was on the lower side (500 to 750 J/KG), wind shear through much of the atmosphere was high in the 80 to 90 kt range with low level Storm Relative Helicity also favorable for rotation (200-300 m2/s2 ).
Figure 4: Surface Based CAPE at 5 pm | Figure 5: 0-6 km Shear at 5 pm | Figure 6: 0-1 km Storm Relative Helicity |
SPC Outlooks
Figure 7: SPC Day 2 Outlook | Figure 8: SPC Day 1 Outlook at 4 pm EDT | Figure 9: Mesoscale Discussion |
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