EF1 tornado in Lake County, Indiana
Tornado March 15, 2025 · Lake County, Indiana
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Damage surveys confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Cedar Lake. A brief tornado began near Wicker Avenue just south of 136th Place and moved rapidly northeast across Wicker Avenue and through a residential area of Cedar Lake. The tornado then continued north across West 133rd Avenue and along Lindberg Street before ending south of West 129th Avenue. Damage included several large uprooted or snapped trees, some of which fell onto and damaged homes. The most significant damage occurred east of Osborn Street between West 134th Place and West 133rd Lane, where a portion of a roof of a two story home landed in a neighboring yard, with peak winds estimated near 86 mph. In addition, a trampoline was found wrapped around a telephone pole along West 133rd Avenue.
The wider storm
A strong QLCS produced isolated instances of severe wind damage and a couple of brief tornadoes as it crossed from northern Illinois into northwestern Indiana.
Began near Cedar Lake (41.3698, -87.4715).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1238099. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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