Thunderstorm Wind — Starke, Indiana

2021-06-20 · near Brems, Starke, Indiana

Event narrative

Multiple trees down across much of western Starke County.

Wider weather episode

This was a multi-round severe weather event. The first round started around 6pm with discrete cells and a few clusters moving from Knox, IN to Hillsdale, MI until around 9pm. The second round featured additional isolated development along a boundary draped across the northern CWA 9P-1A. The third round associated with the primary cold front swept across the CWA 1AM-5AM. This is when the Fremont, IN damage occurred.

After further assessment, there appears to be lack of damage for any conclusive tornado event in Coldwater, MI. Steuben County, IN Emergency Manager performed a virtual survey of the EF-1 tornado near Fremont. Local media also helped in another virtual survey to conclude an EF-1 tornado also occurred just south of Woodland, IN in SE St. Joseph County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 967216. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.