EF0 Tornado — White, Indiana

2023-03-31 · near Smithson, White, Indiana

Event narrative

A tornado touched down in an open field south of West Smithson Road

and west of South CR 75W. A wind turbine blade was bent over and

another snapped off as it moved quickly NNE causing significant

damage to a pole barn and throwing 2 empty silos into a field

north of Smithson Rd. The tornado paralleled CR 75 causing minor

tree damage before lifting south of CR 100 S. Maximum winds are

estimated at 80 to 85 mph with a width of 125 yards. A wind speed

rating cannot be assigned to the turbine blade, but the speed

could be higher than the estimated range.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developing in the evening of March 31 resulted in multiple weather hazards. Hail nearly 2 inches in diameter was observed, trees were downed from thunderstorm wind, and flooding occurred from heavy rain rates. In the days that followed, storm damage surveys teams confirmed multiple tornadoes has moved through.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1086294. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.