EF0 tornado in Porter County, Indiana

This brief tornado dropped in Union Township along W County Road 350 N just west of N County Road 650 W a couple of miles northwest of Shorewood Forest. It would track just over a half a mile to the east-southeast before lifting soon after crossing N County Road 625 W. Minor damage was noted to trees, outbuildings, and some farm equipment.

During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, and extensive wind damage across northwestern Indiana. A total of 23 tornadoes were confirmed across the state. The NWS Chicago office tied a record for the most tornadoes to occur in a single calendar day within the office's county warning area with 22, 5 of which occurred in Indiana. Two EF-2 tornadoes occurred in Benton County and one other in Lee County, Illinois. Some of the more notable damage includes a few homes with walls and portions of roofing blown away, a wind turbine that had been snapped in half, and wind turbine blades thrown as far as 600 yards, all a result of the two EF-2 tornadoes in Benton County.