EF0 tornado in White County, Indiana

A survey of damage in eastern White county revealed indications of a weak circulation touching down just south of County Road East 450 South, on County Road South 300 East. The circulation passed over a farm where tree damage occurred as it moved east. Skylights from a shed were blown towards the east with one being found behind a house. Damage was done to roofing of a new pole barn and several items were thrown into a field towards a grove of trees. The tornado began to intensify somewhat but remained over open fields until reaching the Stone Drive area on the west side of Lake Freeman where numerous trees (DI: TS, DOD: 3) were uprooted with some structure damage. The tornado then exited White County over Lake Freeman into Carroll County (see Storm Data for Indiana, Central). Maximum winds are estimated to range between 80 and 85 mph. Damage is estimated at $200,000 from a combination of cleanup of trees and structure damage.

A supercell developed ahead of a cold front in Illinois and tracked east-southeast through Benton county into White county. This storm produced three tornadoes across Indiana, an EF0 in Eastern White County (which moved into Carroll County), an EF1 which started in eastern Carroll County and moved into Cass County, and a third, a stronger EF3 which formed near the Grissom Air Force base in Cass County and moved rapidly east into Miami County. Despite the tornadoes occurring during the overnight hours, no fatalities occurred.