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NWUS53 KIWX 120120
LSRIWX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
920 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0915 PM TORNADO 2 SW LOMAX 41.24N 86.90W
03/10/2026 STARKE IN NWS STORM SURVEY
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.
LWF
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