EF2 tornado in Dubois County, Indiana

An NWS storm survey confirmed that an EF-2 tornado with two segments touched down in Dubois county. The tornado first touched down just north of Duff east of County Road 650W. At touchdown straight-line wind damage was also observed to the south of the tornado. Damage to several large metal buildings, a large barn, and a radio tower were observed as the tornado crossed Dubois County south of Jasper.

After a brief break in the path, the tornado touched down four miles southwest of Celestine and took a slight turn to the northeast. The most significant damage along this segment was in Celestine near Ellsworth Road. Damage included roofs blown off two brick homes with the walls collapsed in one home. In addition a double-wide trailer was blown off its foundation and an RV was tossed across the road. One minor injury was reported. The tornado was rated EF-1 with winds of 100 mph and a path width of 75 yards in the first segment. It was rated EF-2 with winds of 125 mph and a path width of 225 yards in the second segment.

A cold front moved through southern Indiana and central Kentucky on the morning of February 28. A strong low low level jet developed ahead of this front with winds of 60-80 knots at 2-3 thousand feet, resulting in very high speed shear and storm relative helicity values. A squall line with bowing segments developed to the west of the Louisville forecast area and crossed the region during the early to mid morning hours. This line produced multiple tornadoes across the region as well as straight line wind damage.