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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
625 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026 /525 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JUNE 16 CASS COUNTY, IN SUPERCELL
PICTURES AND VIDEO FROM, STORM CHASERS, CASS COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESULTS IN TWO CONFIRMED
EF-U TORNADOES. THESE TORNADOES OCCURED IN OPEN FARMLAND AND DID NOT
RESULT IN ANY DOCUMENTED DAMAGE. THEREFORE, THEIR RATING IS UNKNOWN.
.1 E DEACON, OR 3 SW WALTON
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN.
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.26 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/16/2026
START TIME: 05:53 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 E DEACON / CASS COUNTY / IN
START LAT/LON: 40.6305 / -86.2915
END DATE: 06/16/2026
END TIME: 05:53 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 E DEACON / CASS COUNTY / IN
END LAT/LON: 40.6331 / -86.288
SURVEY SUMMARY:
ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 16, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF A SUPERCELL WITH A ROTATING WALL CLOUD. CASS
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM CHASERS MAINTAINED WATCH
OVER THE STORM. TWO STORM CHASERS ON X PROVIDED PHOTO AND VIDEO
EVIDENCE OF BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN THIS AREA. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
FARTHER SOUTH AT THIS TIME, ALSO INDICATED A POSSIBLE TOUCHDOWN.
THE TORNADO OCCURRED OVER AN OPEN FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE
INDICATORS. AS A RESULT, AN EF-U (UNKNOWN) TORNADO HAS BEEN
RECORDED.
.2 N LINCOLN, OR 3 SE WALTON
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN.
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.15 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/16/2026
START TIME: 05:58 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 N LINCOLN / CASS COUNTY / IN
START LAT/LON: 40.6408 / -86.2006
END DATE: 06/16/2026
END TIME: 05:58 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 NNE LINCOLN / CASS COUNTY / IN
END LAT/LON: 40.6416 / -86.198
SURVEY SUMMARY:
ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 16, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FIREFIGHTERS
REPORTED A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN FROM A SUPERCELL THAT HAD A
DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF A ROTATING WALL CLOUD. A MEMBER OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEEING VEGETATION LIFTED IN THIS AREA,
INDICATIVE OF A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. BECAUSE THE TORNADO
OCCURRED OVER AN OPEN FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE INDICATORS, THIS
TORNADO WILL BE RANKED AS AN EF-U; UNKNOWN. AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS
PROHIBIT FURTHER EVALUATION VIA DRONE.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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