EF2 tornado in White County, Indiana

Tornado March 31, 2023 · White County, Indiana

EF2

Rating

15.2 mi

Whole path

400 yd

Path width

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Benton County → White County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

After impacting Benton County, the tornado continued into White county. Damage consisted primarily of downed trees, power poles, and damaged farm outbuildings. However there were several homes damaged, two significantly.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Badger Grove (40.5898, -87.0961).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 Grant County EF2 Allen County EF2 Grant County EF1 Cass County EF0 White County EF0 Jay County EF0 Jay County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1086295. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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