Tornado in Porter County, Indiana
Tornado June 11, 2026 · Porter County, Indiana
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Lake County → Lake County → Porter County → Porter County → La Porte County → Porter County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 10 yards (0.01 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
Based on storm chaser and spotter photos and videos a brief satellite tornado developed just south of the primary and weakening tornado moving through Kouts. The location of this tornado is based on triangulation of the photos and videos. This tornado did not produce any known damage.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Indiana during the afternoon and evening of June 11th producing wind damage, localized flooding and several tornadoes.
Began near Malden (41.3658, -86.9345).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1344828. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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