EF0 tornado in Wells County, Indiana

A NWS storm survey was conducted along with eyewitness reports indicating that a funnel cloud briefly made contact with the ground on County Road West 900 South, one half mile east of South 1100 West. A few tree branches were snapped, the metal siding of a pole barn was partially sucked outward and an un-anchored wooden well house was drug into a nearby pond. This tornado was in contact with the ground for about one minute with winds estimated at no more than 65 mph.

A unique combination of extreme low level moisture and a passing upper level disturbance provided the trigger for severe storms. Even though the clouds remained in place for most of the day and it did not get very warm, there was just enough instability to allow storms to develop. There was also a high degree of shear in the lowest levels of the atmosphere, which allowed multiple tornadoes to form. No other forms of severe weather occurred during the event.