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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
854 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026 /754 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/10/26 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
A SUPERCELL ORIGNATED IN EASTERN ILLINOIS AND MOVED
INTO WESTERN INDIANA, EVENUTALLY ENTERING STARKE COUNTY. SHORTLY
AFTER ENTERING, IT PRODUCED A TORNADO WHICH MOVED OVER RURAL AREAS
UNTIL DISSIPATION NEAR THE STARKE COUNTY AIRPORT.
KNOX, IN
RATING: EF2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 14.59 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1000 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/10/2026
START TIME: 09:15 PM EDT / 08:15 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 SW LOMAX / STARKE COUNTY / IN
START LAT/LON: 41.2391 / -86.9004
END DATE: 03/10/2026
END TIME: 09:43 PM EDT / 08:43 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 NW KNOX / STARKE COUNTY / IN
END LAT/LON: 41.3206 / -86.644
SURVEY SUMMARY:
BASED ON RADAR, AN NWS SURVEY AND REPORTS FROM NUMEROUS SPOTTER
AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, ONE FINAL TORNADO HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED WITH A CYCLIC SUPERCELL THAT ORIGINATED IN EASTERN
ILLINOIS. THE TORNADO QUICKLY DEVELOPED ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST
OF THE END OF THE WHEATFIELD, IN TORNADO, STARTING SOUTHWEST OF
THE INTERSECTION OF US 421 AND CR W 400 S WHERE 2 LARGE POLE
BARNS SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, AS WELL AS 3 EMPTY GRAIN BINS.
THE DEBRIS WAS CARRIED UP TO A HALF MILE DOWNSTREAM. VIDEOS AND
EYEWITNESS REPORTS INDICATE A LARGE CONE SHAPED FUNNEL CONTINUED
NORTHEAST CAUSING DAMAGE TO TREES, SOME CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION
SYSTEMS AND A FEW OTHER BARNS AND HOMES, EVENTUALLY CROSSING
STATE ROAD 39 NEAR CR W 150 S. IT THEN CONTINUED OVER MAINLY OVER
UNPLANTED FIELDS BEFORE CAUSING SOME ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AT SR
8 AND CR N 250 E. IT LIFTED JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE STARKE COUNTY
AIRPORT. THE TORNADO HAS A FEW AREAS WHICH SUGGESTED SOME MULTI
VORTEX FUNNELS CAUSED DAMAGE IN THE LARGER SWATH, WHICH MAXED OUT
JUST OVER A HALF MILE WIDE.
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.
FISHER/NORMAN
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