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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
603 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026 /503 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/11/26 TORNADO EVENT IN JAY COUNTY
A LATE OVERNIGHT TO EARLY MORNING COMPLEX OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TRAVERSED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
INDIANA. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS LEADING TO POWER
OUTAGES, ALONG WITH HAIL AND FLOODING CAME FROM CLUSTER OF STORMS.
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FUNNELS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE WERE RELAYED
VIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR SOCIAL MEDIA. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
WAS ABLE TO FIND EVIDENCE OF ONE NARROW, SHORT-LIVED EF-U TORNADO
IN EXTREME SOUTHERN JAY COUNTY.
SOUTHERN JAY
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.20 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 5 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/11/2026
START TIME: 07:59 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 S BOUNDARY CITY / JAY COUNTY / IN
START LAT/LON: 40.3116 / -84.9203
END DATE: 08/11/2026
END TIME: 08:00 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 SSE BOUNDARY CITY / JAY COUNTY / IN
END LAT/LON: 40.3099 / -84.9172
SURVEY SUMMARY:
WHILE DRIVING ON S 300 E, JAY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CAME
ACROSS A NARROW PATH OF DAMAGE TO A MATURE SOYBEAN CROP HEADING
SOUTHEAST AT THE EXTREME SOUTHERN EDGE OF JAY COUNTY. EMA NOTED
SOME CROP DAMAGE IN THE FIELD BEHIND THEM AS WELL. IT IS WORTH
NOTING THAT BECAUSE OF WEATHER, DRONE FOOTAGE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE
GATHERED, SO THE TRACK IS LIMITED TO WHAT IS SEEN IN THE PICTURE
PROVIDED. THERE WERE SEVERAL SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS THAT SUGGESTED
A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED ON US HIGHWAY 27 A COUPLE
OF MILES TO THE NORTHWEST, HOWEVER A GROUND SURVEY IN THAT AREA
WAS NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT AND SUBSTANTIATE THOSE REPORTS ENOUGH TO
CONNECT IT TO THIS EF-U. HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE DATA HAS BEEN
REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA, AND WE WILL EDIT THIS PRELIMINARY TRACK
IF WE FIND ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT ITS EXTENSION SOUTHEAST
OR NORTHWEST.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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