EF1 tornado in Lagrange County, Indiana

The same storm that produced the EF-2 tornado in Bristol, IN

continued eastward into LaGrange County. While radar suggested

the correlation coefficient signature persisted between Bristol

and this tornado (albeit weaker), damage was very sparse, and

there was not enough confidence or evidence to definitively

connect the two areas of concern. Due to a 10-mile separation, it

was determined to treat these as two separate tornadoes.The

tornado in LaGrange paralleled SR 120, producing an impressive

swath of tree damage and causing visible damage to barns and

center pivots. Given the time elapsed between the storm and the

ground survey, it is likely some homes had already been repaired.

The circulation reached a maximum width of 0.75 miles on the

north side of Shipshewana, with a maximum intensity estimated to

be EF-1 at 100 mph. The tornado occluded on the western side of

Twin Lakes before a broader swath of straight-line wind damage

took over in the Howe, IN and Sturgis, MI areas.

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.