EF2 tornado in Jay County, Indiana

The tornado crossed into Jay county north of W County Road 300 S near Big Lick Creek. Damage was somewhat sporadic from north of Dunkirk to northwest of Portland before the tornado intensified per video footage with indications of multiple vortex development at its peak. Numerous farm structures were severely damaged or destroyed with several homes suffering varying degrees of damage up to loss of a second floor. A manufactured home on N County Road 550 E was picked up and rotated clockwise, then placed back down with part of the house still on the southeast corner of the foundation. A male teenager was in the basement when it occurred but was not injured. The home was treated as a DI of FR12 due to being removed from its trailer and extra reinforcement done to the 2 halves when it was assembled. A man and his son were in a barn when it was struck by the tornado. Several hundred bales of hay fell onto them trapping them until they could find a escape route. They suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene. The tornado did weaken as it approached and eventually crossed into Mercer County (Ohio) and into the Wilmington Ohio forecast area, north of St Anthony Road. Maximum wind speeds are estimated between 130 and 135 mph.

Warm front provided the focus for morning thunderstorms that eventually turned into a bowing segment across NE IN into NW Ohio. Storms also developed across central Indiana and moved into portions of NE IN and NW Ohio. A cyclic supercell impacted Blackford and Jay county with a long tracked tornado and damage along its track. Flooding issues also occurred in some areas due to training and efficient rain producers.