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F3 Tornado — St. Joseph, Indiana

2001-10-24 · near Crumstown, St. Joseph, Indiana

Direct deaths

Injuries

$3.0M

Property damage

15.0 mi

Path length

1320 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This tornado touched down just southwest of Crumstown in St Joseph county Indiana and moved northeast into Berrien county Michigan (see Storm Data for Michigan, Extreme Southwest for more information on the end portion of this tornado). In St Joseph county Indiana the most significant damage was across Crumstown, where F3 damage with a path width up to 3/4 mile occurred. The tornado then moved to near the Michiana Regional Airport and across the Indiana Turnpike causing F0-F1 damage. Two men were injured northwest of South Bend. One man later died from his injuries. The tornado moved into Berrien county Michigan 6 miles NNW of South Bend.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5270577. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.