EF1 tornado in Porter County, Indiana

A tornado with estimated peak winds of 90 mph touched down near Eagle Lake in Will County in northeast Illinois, moved across Lake County and then crossed into Porter County just north of County Road W 50 N. The tornado produced sporadic tree damage until it crossed Route 30 where trees were uprooted. Once north of Route 30, the tornado produced extensive tree and power line damage in Valparaiso. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped just south of Joliet Road. A house near Jefferson Street and Weston Street was damaged by a tree that fell on it. Multiple large trees were blown down causing damage to houses and vehicles around Napoleon and Chicago Streets. A large tree fell on a house in the 100 block of Washington Street causing structural damage. Tree damage continued north of Chicago Street where a car was damaged by a fallen tree near Erie Street and College Avenue. The tornado turned to the northeast producing sporadic tree damage until it ended near Silhavy Circle, just west of Route 49.

A derecho moved across northwest Indiana during the evening of July 15th producing widespread wind damage and three tornadoes, one of which started in northeast Illinois. One fatality occurred when a large tree limb fell onto a house in Cedar Lake.