EF2 Tornado — Jay, Indiana

2021-06-18 · near Westchester, Jay, Indiana

5.4 mi

Path length

500 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado developed approximately 3 miles southeast of Bryant Indiana around 350 PM EDT and rapidly strengthened to EF-2 category as the tornado tracked east-southeast, damaging or destroying several rural homes and farmsteads and felled a 100 foot communications tower. The tornado then weakened briefly as the parent storm turned hard right and reintensified into a multi-vortex, 500 yard wide EF-2 tornado as it tracked south-southeast, hitting several more farmsteads with damaged homes and destroyed farm buildings and killing several cattle. The parent storm and tornado both weakened thereafter with the tornado finally lifting/dissipating in an open field approximately 8 miles southeast of Bryant Indiana. Estimated peak winds of 130 mph.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms in the afternoon developed as an MCV moved into the area. This resulted d an EF2 tornado in Jay county and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 967017. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.