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Waterspout February 27, 2024 · Calumet Harbor Il To Gary in, Lake Michigan

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down near Cline Avenue and Industrial Highway just north of the Gary Airport. It tracked east for a couple of miles before moving out over southern Lake Michigan as a waterspout. It's believed that the twister dissipated not long after moving over the water. A photo was received from a local emergency manager of the tornado after it had moved offshore.

The wider storm

On the evening of the 27th, a complex of severe thunderstorms moved through Chicagoland producing a total of 11 tornadoes across the NWS Chicago area of responsibility before some of the storms move offshore and out over Lake Michigan. One of these 11 tornadoes was an EF-1 which tracked just north of the Gary Airport before moving out over the lake as a waterspout.

Began near Buffington Harbor (41.6359, -87.3902).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1162782. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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