EF1 Tornado — Noble, Indiana

2025-03-30 · near Ege, Noble, Indiana

Event narrative

A tornado embedded in a line of severe thunderstorms touched down near the corner of 400 S and 600 E in LaOtto, snapping several large trees. The tornado hit a large barn, pealing the roof off and causing a partial collapse of the trusses. The debris was scattered up to 1/4mi away in a 45deg arch to the east and north. A very old barn just to its north also collapsed. To the northeast, further tree damage occurred. The tornado reached maximum strength of EF-1 when it destroyed the northern half of a pole barn, leading to collapsed walls and damage to vehicles. The tornado continued through an open field before causing additional tree damage along 700 E, before dissipating.

Wider weather episode

A cold front pushed into the area during the afternoon and evening hours, interacting with decent shear and MLCAPE to allow for numerous thunderstorm development. Pockets of damaging winds occurred along with a total of six confirmed tornadoes (three in far southern Lower Michigan and three in northern Indiana).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1241357. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.