EF2 tornado in Elkhart County, Indiana

A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-2

tornado occurred in association with a line of severe thunderstorms

across northern Elkhart County. Along the path, shingle damage to homes

was observed along with uprooted trees. Later in its track, the tornado

reached the Hyde Park Drive and Stanford Drive areas where additional

trees were uprooted. A residence on Hyde Park Drive sustained

a complete loss of a garage with accompanying significant resultant roof

damage. One injury was reported at this residence. Another

residence on Stanford Drive suffered a near complete loss of its roof.

The tornado then crossed a field as it approached the Pheasant Ridge

subdivision and resulted in several snapped trees along a tree line.

Several large tree branches and additional uprooted trees were noted in

the Pheasant Ridge subdivision on Folkstone Court. Some minor shingle

damage was also observed to a residence on Folkstone Court. The tornado

also resulted in large trees downed on County Road 19 to the immediate

east of Pheasant Ridge Drive. The end of the tornado patch appeared to be

just east of County Road 19 affecting the Baltimore Oriole Drive and

Songbird Way vicinity where some small branches were downed.

A squall line raced through northern Indiana and spawned numerous tornadoes. Most tornadoes were narrow and lasted less then 10 minutes. Additional areas of straight line wind damage were noted as well.