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EF2 tornado in Grant County, Indiana

Tornado March 31, 2023 · Grant County, Indiana

EF2

Rating

3.1 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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

This tornado developed just south of 300 S west of Swayzee and tracked rapidly

east through downtown Swayzee, ending just east of 600 W east of town. Numerous

homes and building sustained minor to moderate damage including roof damage to

several businesses and the high school. Numerous trees and power poles in and

around town were snapped or uprooted.

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 Swayzee (40.5062, -85.8434).

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 Benton County EF1 Cass County EF0 White County EF0 Jay County EF0 Jay County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1086299. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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