EF2 tornado in Starke County, Indiana

Based on radar, an NWS Survey and reports from numerous spotter

and emergency management officials, one final tornado has been

confirmed with a cyclic supercell that originated in eastern

Illinois. The tornado quickly developed about 3 miles northeast

of the end of the Wheatfield, IN tornado, starting southwest of

the intersection of US 421 and CR W 400 S where 2 large pole

barns suffered extensive damage, as well as 3 empty grain bins.

The debris was carried up to a half mile downstream. Videos and

eyewitness reports indicate a large cone shaped funnel continued

northeast causing damage to trees, some center pivot irrigation

systems and a few other barns and homes, eventually crossing

State Road 39 near CR W 150 S. It then continued over mainly over

unplanted fields before causing some additional damage at SR

8 and CR N 250 E. It lifted just southeast of the Starke county

airport. The tornado has a few areas which suggested some multi

vortex funnels caused damage in the larger swath. After careful

analysis, along with storm chaser video footage and high

resolution satellite data, it was determined that a second weaker

tornado touched down south of Jackson for a brief period of time.

On the evening of March 10th, a discrete supercell moved from Illinois into northwest Indiana. It produced an EF-2 tornado in Starke County with maximum winds of 115 mph, prompting a rare Tornado Emergency for the area near Knox, IN. Following the initial supercell, a line of storms moved through on the morning of March 11th. Training storms produced significant rainfall between 1 and 3, with localized amounts reaching 4-5, resulting in Flash Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories.