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EF2 Tornado — Kosciusko, Indiana

2007-10-18 · near Nappanee, Kosciusko, Indiana

$3.0M

Property damage

4.8 mi

Path length

880 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado continued tracking northeast from Marshall county into extreme northwestern Kosciusko county. 116 structures were reported to have some sort of damage. 17 homes were destroyed, 6 suffered major damage and 17 minor damage. A horse was killed in a barn that was destroyed. Damage estimated around 3 million dollars.

Wider weather episode

A combination of strong dynamics, wind shear, and rapid low level moisture return all combined to produce severe weather across much of Northern Indiana. One of several supercell thunderstorms produced a long tracked tornado which reached the high end of EF3.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 55288. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.