EF3 Tornado — Howard, Indiana

2016-08-24 · near Kokomo Ruzicka Arpt, Howard, Indiana

Event narrative

This EF-3 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 152 mph, caused significant structural damage to homes and businesses across the south side of Kokomo. A Starbucks building was destroyed near Markland Mall. According to WTHR13, at least 80 homes were destroyed. Out of the 1,000 total homes damaged, about 170 of them sustained major damage. Much of the Park Place Apartments were damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were downed as well.

Wider weather episode

Multiple supercell thunderstorms produced a total of 7 tornadoes across central Indiana on August 24th. Significant damage occurred in Kokomo, where 20 people suffered injuries. There were no fatalities from this event. The 7 tornadoes ratings were: 1 EF-3, 1 EF-2, 2 EF-1s and 3 EF-0s.

Four additional tornadoes were reported in northern Indiana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 658562. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.