Leiters Ford, IN Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Leiters Ford is about the same as Indiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Leiters Ford is about the same as Indiana average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #750
| Leiters Ford, IN | 0.01 |
| Indiana | 0.12 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Leiters Ford, IN | 0.0000 |
| Indiana | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #263
| Leiters Ford, IN | 273.58 |
| Indiana | 265.56 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,373 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Leiters Ford, IN were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 9 | Cold: | 10 | Dense Fog: | 3 | Drought: | 1 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 271 | Hail: | 862 | Heat: | 3 | Heavy Snow: | 92 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 29 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 53 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,858 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 68 | Winter Weather: | 14 |
| Other: | 100 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Leiters Ford, IN.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Leiters Ford, IN.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Leiters Ford, IN.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 105 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Leiters Ford, IN.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 0.4 | 1951-06-21 | 3 | 41°07'N / 86°25'W | 41°07'N / 86°21'W | 2.70 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Fulton |
| 2.3 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 41°07'N / 86°23'W | 41°10'N / 86°19'W | 4.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Fulton |
| 3.4 | 1951-06-21 | 3 | 41°07'N / 86°29'W | 41°07'N / 86°25'W | 2.70 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Pulaski |
| 3.8 | 1989-09-01 | 2 | 41°04'N / 86°23'W | 1.50 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Fulton | |
| 5.9 | 1957-06-14 | 3 | 41°04'N / 86°18'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Fulton | |||
| 6.9 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 40°57'N / 86°28'W | 41°10'N / 86°06'W | 24.10 Miles | 1760 Yards | 6 | 138 | 0K | 0 | Fulton |
| 10.3 | 1998-06-11 | 2 | 41°06'N / 86°40'W | 41°09'N / 86°30'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 1.0M | 100K | Pulaski |
| Brief Description: 4 TRAILER HOMES DESTROYED, SEVERAL OTHERS SUFFERED MINOR TO MAJOR DAMAGE, ONE HOME AND BARN DESTROYED, SEVERAL OTHER HOMES SUFFERED MODERATE DAMAGE. TORNADO STARTED IN RIPLEY AND TRACKED EAST NORTHEAST TO MONTEREY BEFORE IT LIFTED. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG THE TORNADOES PATH. Synoptic and mesoscale conditions for June 11, 1998... Morning sfc and upper air analysis revealed a potent upper short wave trough across North Dakota with an intensifying area of sfc low pressure across southwest Kansas. An unseasonably strong 140 knot jet streak was ejecting out of this trough across Kansas with the left front exit region progged into central Indiana after 18Z. Increasing moisture convergence and theta-e advection along the northward lifting warmfront was seen as 850 mb winds were forecast to increase to 55 knots. By 21Z, the sfc low had moved into eastern Iowa and deepened to 994 mb. The prestorm enviornment was characterized by moderate to extreme instability (LI values -7 to -9 and CAPE values in excess of 2000 J/kg) with temperatures in the lower 80s and dewpoints in the low/mid 70s. This combined with a dry punch at 700mb and deep layer shear along the warm front, where storm relative helicity values increased to 400 M2/S2, lay the foundation for an outbreak of damaging tornadoes across Indiana. | |||||||||||
| 11.1 | 1954-06-01 | 2 | 41°14'N / 86°14'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Marshall | |||
| 13.4 | 1956-08-12 | 3 | 41°14'N / 86°15'W | 41°10'N / 86°03'W | 11.10 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Marshall |
| 14.1 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 40°55'N / 86°31'W | 40°57'N / 86°28'W | 1.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 7 | 0K | 0 | Pulaski |
| 16.0 | 1961-06-13 | 2 | 41°21'N / 86°20'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Marshall | |||
| 16.6 | 1968-06-23 | 2 | 41°18'N / 86°36'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Starke | |||
| 16.7 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 41°10'N / 86°06'W | 41°12'N / 86°03'W | 1.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Marshall |
| 17.6 | 1976-03-12 | 3 | 41°17'N / 86°39'W | 41°24'N / 86°28'W | 12.10 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Starke |
| 17.8 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 40°52'N / 86°34'W | 40°55'N / 86°31'W | 3.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | Cass |
| 18.6 | 1959-09-28 | 2 | 40°52'N / 86°30'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Cass | |||
| 18.6 | 1961-06-22 | 2 | 40°52'N / 86°30'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Cass | |||
| 18.9 | 1965-04-11 | 3 | 41°21'N / 86°35'W | 41°24'N / 86°28'W | 6.40 Miles | 250 Yards | 4 | 27 | 25.0M | 0 | Starke |
| 20.4 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 41°19'N / 86°15'W | 41°24'N / 86°03'W | 11.60 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Marshall |
| 20.8 | 1958-07-29 | 2 | 41°23'N / 86°35'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Starke | |||
| 20.8 | 1965-09-14 | 2 | 41°23'N / 86°35'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Starke | |||
| 21.2 | 2007-10-18 | 2 | 41°18'N / 86°10'W | 41°23'N / 86°02'W | 8.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 600K | 0K | Marshall |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down near the intersection of 12B and Gumwood Roads, just west of Bourbon. Initial damage comprised of damage to shingles on a few roofs as well as some tree damage. As the tornado moved northeast and intensified it blew down a 3/8 mile long stretch of power poles. A total of 16 homes suffered damage from the tornado, 3 were destroyed, 1 suffered major damage and 12 suffered minor damage. Some barns, storage sheds, silos and garages suffered damage of varying degrees as well. The tornado reached the higher end of EF2 as it entered into Kosciusko County. A Bourbon Fire Department grass truck crashed into a ditch during the storm, with the driver being taken to the hospital for unknown injuries. It is not known as to why the crash occurred. 3 other non-specific minor injuries were reported. Damage is estimated at around $600,000. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A combination of strong dynamics, wind shear, and rapid low level moisture return all combined to produce severe weather across much of Northern Indiana. One of several supercell thunderstorms produced a long tracked tornado which reached the high end of EF3. | |||||||||||
| 22.1 | 1965-04-11 | 3 | 41°24'N / 86°28'W | 41°29'N / 86°17'W | 10.70 Miles | 250 Yards | 3 | 28 | 25.0M | 0 | Marshall |
| 23.1 | 1956-08-12 | 3 | 41°10'N / 86°03'W | 41°05'N / 85°50'W | 12.30 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Kosciusko |
| 23.8 | 1956-04-03 | 3 | 40°59'N / 85°58'W | 1.50 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Kosciusko | |
| 24.5 | 1958-06-13 | 2 | 40°46'N / 86°22'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cass | |||
| 25.4 | 1954-05-31 | 2 | 40°52'N / 86°02'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Miami | |||
| 25.9 | 1994-04-26 | 2 | 41°06'N / 86°53'W | 20.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Pulaski | |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down near Francesville in southwest Pulaski County then tracked northeast across the entire county entering extreme northeast Fulton county 1.1 miles northeast of Monterey at 2313 EST. It then crossed into extreme southwest Marshall county 3.7 miles southwest of Culver at 2315 EST and lifted at 2321 EST about 2.5 miles southeast of Culver. The tornado destroyed five farm buildings, and damaged numerous others. One home was destroyed. A mobile home was lifted off the ground and placed on top of a car. Dozens of large trees were uprooted at Tippecanoe River State Park north of Winamac. The tornado damage path was intermittent. | |||||||||||
| 26.0 | 1963-04-17 | 4 | 41°06'N / 86°54'W | 41°05'N / 86°52'W | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Pulaski | ||
| 27.5 | 2007-10-18 | 2 | 41°23'N / 86°02'W | 41°26'N / 86°00'W | 5.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3.0M | 0K | Kosciusko |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado continued tracking northeast from Marshall county into extreme northwestern Kosciusko county. 116 structures were reported to have some sort of damage. 17 homes were destroyed, 6 suffered major damage and 17 minor damage. A horse was killed in a barn that was destroyed. Damage estimated around 3 million dollars. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A combination of strong dynamics, wind shear, and rapid low level moisture return all combined to produce severe weather across much of Northern Indiana. One of several supercell thunderstorms produced a long tracked tornado which reached the high end of EF3. | |||||||||||
| 27.9 | 1963-04-29 | 3 | 40°44'N / 86°23'W | 40°44'N / 86°06'W | 14.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Miami |
| 28.7 | 1958-06-13 | 2 | 40°45'N / 86°43'W | 40°45'N / 86°33'W | 8.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | White |
| 29.1 | 1961-07-28 | 2 | 40°45'N / 86°39'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | White | |||
| 29.5 | 1965-04-11 | 3 | 41°24'N / 86°55'W | 41°30'N / 86°35'W | 18.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | La Porte |
| 30.4 | 1964-04-28 | 2 | 41°26'N / 85°59'W | 41°27'N / 85°59'W | 1.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Kosciusko |
| 30.5 | 1965-04-11 | 3 | 41°29'N / 86°17'W | 41°35'N / 86°04'W | 12.90 Miles | 250 Yards | 3 | 27 | 25.0M | 0 | St. Joseph |
| 30.7 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 41°12'N / 86°03'W | 41°25'N / 85°39'W | 25.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 39 | 0K | 0 | Kosciusko |
| 31.8 | 2005-07-26 | 2 | 40°41'N / 86°13'W | 40°41'N / 86°11'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Cass |
| Brief Description: A NWS survey confirmed a tornado touched down a few hundred feet west of county road 950 E between 500 and 600 S, just southwest of Onward. Extensive damage occurred to a barn as well as numerous trees in the area. The door of the barn was open which likely aided in the destruction of the barn. Damage in the area was consistent with a tornado of F2 intensity. The tornado continued on into Miami county where additional damage was found. | |||||||||||
| 32.0 | 2000-06-14 | 2 | 41°01'N / 85°48'W | 41°03'N / 85°46'W | 4.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 700K | 30K | Wabash |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down again, hitting a farm at 1300 N and 100 W. A man suffered a broken leg here. Two hog sheds and a large grain bin were destroyed. A 200-yard swath of trees were uprooted to the northeast along the railroad tracks. Another man suffered back and chest injuries as the tornado continued to the intersection of 1300 N and Meridian Road and demolished the barn in which he stood. A 5th wheel camper was rolled 50 yards from its original position destroying it. The tornado continued to the next farm just south of 1400 N and 100 E. The barn was destroyed and the house suffered moderate damage, primarily from flying tree debris. The tornado snapped a utility pole, which fell on an 18-year-old boy, breaking his leg. Many trees and power lines were downed along the way. From here, the tornado continued until the Wabash/Kosciusko county line. Synoptic and mesoscale conditions for June 14th... A significant mid-level shortwave trough was located over Iowa on the morning of June 14th with an outflow dominated squall line across western Illinois. Rapid destabilization ensued later in the morning across eastern Illinois and northern Indiana with CAPES to 3500 j/kg by early afternoon. VAD wind profiles showed 850 millibar winds in excess of 50 knots in advance of the upper trough by afternoon and as storms developed along the left over outflow boundary across Illinois... they quickly became severe and organized into a large bow echo and moved quickly eastward into northern Indiana causing extensive wind damage. By late afternoon... a short segmented squall line developed just ahead of this bow echo squall line and extended from a St. Joseph to Fulton county line. Along the southern end of this line... an embedded tornadic supercell developed and interacted with a left over storm-scale outflow boundary to produce the Wabash/Kosciusko and DeKalb county tornadoes. The lack of significant low level shear likely prevented a much larger and more widespread tornado event especially across Whitley and Allen counties where several funnel clouds were captured on film but failed to touch down. | |||||||||||
| 32.1 | 1964-04-28 | 2 | 41°27'N / 85°59'W | 41°30'N / 85°59'W | 3.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Elkhart |
| 32.3 | 2005-07-26 | 2 | 40°42'N / 86°09'W | 40°41'N / 86°08'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 350K | 0 | Miami |
| Brief Description: A NWS survey confirmed that a tornado that had caused damage across extreme eastern Cass county in Indiana crossed into Miami county and continued to cause damage as it moved just north of the Grissom Air Force base. The tornado dropped into a river valley and flipped over some conveyor machines in a quarry located in the valley. Damage to these was consistent with an F1 tornado. The tornado intensified as it moved into a area of houses in this valley. The first house that was struck suffered extensive damage with its garage and porch destroyed. Damage from the first home impacted a second home, also causing extensive damage to the west side of the house. This damage was consistent with an F2 tornado. As the tornado lifted out of the valley, it quickly dissipated. The tornado was on the ground for 3 miles in Miami county with a total track of 4 miles during its lifetime. No injuries were reported as one house was unoccupied and the residents of the other house, had sought shelter in their basement. | |||||||||||
| 32.5 | 1954-06-12 | 2 | 41°34'N / 86°11'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | St. Joseph | |||
| 32.7 | 2000-06-14 | 2 | 41°02'N / 85°47'W | 41°03'N / 85°45'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 10K | Kosciusko |
| Brief Description: The last farm was hit when the tornado was located just west of 1300 S and 400 E in Kosciusko County. Two barns, a garage, and several outbuildings were completely destroyed with some of the foundations swept clean. The house and two cars were severely damaged from large pieces of flying debris. A 17 foot boat was thrown about 20 yards and severely damaged. Most of the trees on this farm were destroyed. Debris from this farm was carried up to one half mile away as the tornado crossed 400 E and then lifted back into the clouds. Synoptic and mesoscale conditions for June 14th... A significant mid-level shortwave trough was located over Iowa on the morning of June 14th with an outflow dominated squall line across western Illinois. Rapid destabilization ensued later in the morning across eastern Illinois and northern Indiana with CAPES to 3500 j/kg by early afternoon. VAD wind profiles showed 850 millibar winds in excess of 50 knots in advance of the upper trough by afternoon and as storms developed along the left over outflow boundary across Illinois... they quickly became severe and organized into a large bow echo and moved quickly eastward into northern Indiana causing extensive wind damage. By late afternoon... a short segmented squall line developed just ahead of this bow echo squall line and extended from a St. Joseph to Fulton county line. Along the southern end of this line... an embedded tornadic supercell developed and interacted with a left over storm-scale outflow boundary to produce the Wabash/Kosciusko and DeKalb county tornadoes. The lack of significant low level shear likely prevented a much larger and more widespread tornado event especially across Whitley and Allen counties where several funnel clouds were captured on film but failed to touch down. | |||||||||||
| 32.9 | 1963-04-29 | 3 | 40°35'N / 86°41'W | 40°44'N / 86°23'W | 18.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carroll |
| 33.1 | 2007-10-18 | 3 | 41°26'N / 86°00'W | 41°30'N / 85°53'W | 7.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 11.0M | 0K | Elkhart |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado continued northeast out of Kosciusko County into the southeast side of Nappanee where the most extensive damage occurred. The width of the tornado decreased to one quarter mile and intensified just south of US-6 and County Road 7 as wind speeds increased to around 165 mph, in the upper range of the EF3 rating. The tornado went through an area populated by homes, restaurants, convenience stores and 3 RV plants, all of which sustained varying degrees of damage. Local officials reported that 459 buildings were damaged. Of these, 352 were homes with 52 of those being destroyed or uninhabitable. 81 businesses were damaged and 26 destroyed. A few minor injuries were also reported, mainly from people trapped in some of the houses and a few businesses. The tornado continued into the Blackstone subdivision where numerous homes were damaged or destroyed. The tornado continued to west of New Paris near the intersection of County Roads 46 and 17 where it lifted. Numerous vehicles of all varieties sustained severe damage. Damage is estimated around $11 million. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A combination of strong dynamics, wind shear, and rapid low level moisture return all combined to produce severe weather across much of Northern Indiana. One of several supercell thunderstorms produced a long tracked tornado which reached the high end of EF3. | |||||||||||
| 34.2 | 2001-10-24 | 2 | 41°26'N / 86°54'W | 41°40'N / 86°32'W | 33.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 1 | 0 | 750K | 0 | La Porte |
| 34.4 | 1988-10-16 | 2 | 41°28'N / 86°00'W | 41°33'N / 85°56'W | 6.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Elkhart |
| 34.9 | 1967-09-26 | 2 | 41°12'N / 87°03'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Jasper | |
| 35.5 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°35'N / 86°12'W | 41°37'N / 86°04'W | 6.90 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 27 | 0K | 0 | St. Joseph |
| 35.6 | 2010-06-06 | 2 | 40°38'N / 86°10'W | 40°38'N / 86°10'W | 1.00 Mile | 175 Yards | 0 | 1 | 125K | 0K | Cass |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: After a brief break, the supercell produced one more circulation which touched down just west of the Cass/Miami county line along South County Road 1000 East. Several yards in the area had trees uprooted and limbs down (DI: TH, DOD: 4). A few residences were impacted by the trees, causing mainly roof or window damage . The circulation then went into a dense grove of trees with the circulation briefly weakening before coming back out near the Grissom Air Reserve Base. A 200 foot section of security fence on the southwest corner of the base was blown down into the adjacent roadway and portions of the nearby field before crossing into Miami county. An Automated Weather Observation System recorded a 114 mph wind gust as the circulation passed through. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A supercell developed ahead of a cold front in Illinois and tracked east-southeast through Benton county into White county. This storm produced three tornadoes across Indiana, an EF0 in eastern White county (which moved into Carroll county), an EF1 which started in eastern Carroll county and moved into Cass county, and a third, a stronger EF3 which formed near the Grissom Air Force base in Cass county and moved rapidly east into Miami county. Despite the tornadoes occurring during the overnight hours, no fatalities occurred. | |||||||||||
| 35.8 | 1962-04-30 | 3 | 41°18'N / 87°02'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Porter | |||
| 35.9 | 1965-09-14 | 2 | 40°37'N / 86°33'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Carroll | |||
| 36.5 | 1960-05-21 | 2 | 41°34'N / 86°46'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | La Porte | |||
| 36.7 | 1963-04-17 | 4 | 41°07'N / 87°15'W | 41°06'N / 86°56'W | 16.20 Miles | 110 Yards | 0 | 16 | 2.5M | 0 | Jasper |
| 37.1 | 1957-06-14 | 2 | 41°13'N / 85°41'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Kosciusko | |||
| 37.2 | 1967-10-24 | 2 | 41°35'N / 86°01'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Elkhart | |||
| 37.2 | 2010-06-06 | 3 | 40°38'N / 86°10'W | 40°37'N / 86°03'W | 6.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0.8M | 0K | Miami |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado that entered this county exited the Grissom Air Reserve base on the Cass/Miami county line and continued east-southeast, crossing a small area of trees where signs of slight debarking was noted (DI: TH DOD: 5). The tornado continued on along to the 3000 block of County Road 900 South where the most substantial damage occurred to a one and one half story home. Only a few kitchen walls remains of the structure (DI: FR12, DOD 8) with one resident in the kitchen and one in the basement. Two other residences suffered extensive damage but remained intact. The tornado crossed US 31 and continued for a few more miles, causing some additional tree and structure damage including several buildings at a hog farm being destroyed. The tornado eventually dissipated east of Strawpike Road, north of East 1000 South in a field. A local newspaper article reported that a check that was originally located at the destroyed home, was found nearly 50 miles away in Wells county in perfect condition. Total damage along the track of the tornado is estimated at $750,000. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A supercell developed ahead of a cold front in Illinois and tracked east-southeast through Benton county into White county. This storm produced three tornadoes across Indiana, an EF0 in eastern White county (which moved into Carroll county), an EF1 which started in eastern Carroll county and moved into Cass county, and a third, a stronger EF3 which formed near the Grissom Air Force base in Cass county and moved rapidly east into Miami county. Despite the tornadoes occurring during the overnight hours, no fatalities occurred. | |||||||||||
| 37.3 | 1968-04-14 | 2 | 40°44'N / 86°53'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | White | |||
| 37.3 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 40°32'N / 87°06'W | 40°52'N / 86°34'W | 36.10 Miles | 900 Yards | 10 | 73 | 0K | 0 | White |
| 37.3 | 1963-04-17 | 2 | 40°59'N / 85°46'W | 41°07'N / 85°35'W | 13.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wabash |
| 37.7 | 1956-03-06 | 2 | 40°35'N / 86°16'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Cass | |
| 38.3 | 1980-06-28 | 2 | 41°40'N / 86°15'W | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | St. Joseph | |||
| 38.7 | 1965-04-11 | 3 | 41°35'N / 86°04'W | 41°38'N / 85°58'W | 5.60 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Elkhart |
| 38.8 | 2001-10-24 | 3 | 41°37'N / 86°26'W | 41°45'N / 86°18'W | 15.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 1 | 2 | 3.0M | 0 | St. Joseph |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down just southwest of Crumstown in St Joseph county Indiana and moved northeast into Berrien county Michigan (see Storm Data for Michigan, Extreme Southwest for more information on the end portion of this tornado). In St Joseph county Indiana the most significant damage was across Crumstown, where F3 damage with a path width up to 3/4 mile occurred. The tornado then moved to near the Michiana Regional Airport and across the Indiana Turnpike causing F0-F1 damage. Two men were injured northwest of South Bend. One man later died from his injuries. The tornado moved into Berrien county Michigan 6 miles NNW of South Bend. | |||||||||||
| 39.0 | 1976-03-12 | 3 | 41°15'N / 87°12'W | 41°15'N / 87°02'W | 8.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Jasper |
| 39.0 | 1965-04-11 | 3 | 41°21'N / 87°12'W | 41°24'N / 86°55'W | 14.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Porter |
| 39.1 | 1962-04-30 | 3 | 41°40'N / 86°31'W | 41°42'N / 86°04'W | 23.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 49 | 250K | 0 | St. Joseph |
| 39.2 | 1958-05-31 | 2 | 41°40'N / 86°36'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | La Porte | |
| 39.3 | 1961-07-23 | 3 | 41°20'N / 85°41'W | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Kosciusko | |||
| 39.8 | 1966-12-08 | 2 | 41°05'N / 87°09'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Jasper | |||
| 40.3 | 1956-03-06 | 2 | 40°35'N / 86°41'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carroll | |||
| 40.4 | 1965-11-26 | 3 | 41°42'N / 86°30'W | 1.00 Mile | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | St. Joseph | |
| 40.7 | 1957-03-14 | 2 | 41°39'N / 86°44'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | La Porte | |||
| 40.9 | 1968-05-16 | 3 | 40°44'N / 85°51'W | 40°49'N / 85°39'W | 11.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 12 | 250K | 0 | Wabash |
| 41.5 | 2001-10-24 | 2 | 41°39'N / 86°08'W | 41°42'N / 86°01'W | 4.50 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.3M | 0 | St. Joseph |
| 41.8 | 1976-03-20 | 4 | 40°34'N / 86°47'W | 40°36'N / 86°43'W | 3.60 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Carroll |
| 41.9 | 1958-06-08 | 2 | 40°56'N / 87°09'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jasper | |||
| 42.0 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°31'N / 86°04'W | 41°42'N / 85°44'W | 21.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 31 | 252 | 0K | 0 | Elkhart |
| 42.7 | 1962-04-30 | 2 | 41°12'N / 87°12'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jasper | |||
| 42.8 | 1976-03-12 | 3 | 41°41'N / 86°56'W | 41°37'N / 86°42'W | 12.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | La Porte |
| 43.1 | 1967-10-24 | 2 | 41°26'N / 85°40'W | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Kosciusko | |||
| 43.9 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 41°25'N / 85°39'W | 41°26'N / 85°38'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Elkhart | ||
| 44.9 | 1976-03-12 | 3 | 41°10'N / 87°17'W | 41°15'N / 87°12'W | 6.60 Miles | 250 Yards | 1 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Jasper |
| 45.0 | 1956-03-06 | 2 | 40°35'N / 85°54'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Miami | |||
| 45.7 | 1955-05-28 | 2 | 40°32'N / 85°59'W | 40°35'N / 85°52'W | 6.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Howard |
| 46.3 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°37'N / 86°04'W | 41°43'N / 85°40'W | 21.60 Miles | 333 Yards | 31 | 252 | 0K | 0 | Elkhart |
| 46.3 | 1951-07-09 | 2 | 40°29'N / 86°07'W | 1.00 Mile | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Howard | |
| 46.9 | 1958-06-24 | 2 | 41°45'N / 86°07'W | 41°45'N / 85°58'W | 7.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Joseph |
| 47.1 | 1961-03-06 | 3 | 40°28'N / 86°08'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Howard | |
| 47.9 | 1985-06-15 | 2 | 40°50'N / 85°33'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Huntington | |
| 48.1 | 1962-04-30 | 3 | 41°42'N / 86°04'W | 41°46'N / 85°49'W | 13.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Elkhart |
| 48.2 | 1990-06-02 | 2 | 41°17'N / 85°31'W | 41°20'N / 85°28'W | 3.50 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 9 | 250K | 0 | Noble |
| 48.4 | 1956-06-26 | 2 | 41°49'N / 86°16'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Berrien | |
| 48.5 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°25'N / 86°18'W | 40°30'N / 85°52'W | 23.30 Miles | 880 Yards | 17 | 560 | 250.0M | 0 | Howard |
| 48.5 | 1958-05-31 | 2 | 41°43'N / 86°53'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | La Porte | |||
| 48.6 | 2009-08-19 | 2 | 41°36'N / 87°04'W | 41°39'N / 87°01'W | 4.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 0K | Porter |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in southern Chesterton east of 11th Street and southwest of South Park Drive. The tornado quickly intensified as it moved to the northeast and caused the partial collapse of a gymnasium roof at the Chesterton Junior High School. A wind gust to 105 mph was measured by an anemometer near the school. This damage along with numerous trees that were either uprooted or sheared off was caused by tornado winds reaching 110 mph. The tornado was rated EF1 at this point with a path width of 40 yards. The tornado continued to track to the northeast across the New York Central railroad tracks toward Grant Avenue where the roof of a warehouse had been peeled off and thrown about 15 yards behind the building to the north. The tornado continued to the northeast where an apartment building on Brown Avenue lost its entire roof. This damage was caused by tornado winds reaching 120 mph. The tornado damage was rated EF2 through this area with a path width of 60 yards. In the city of Chesterton, 211 structures sustained damage; 8 were completely destroyed; 54 suffered major damage, such as trees falling through roofs. The remaining 149 structures sustained damage such as missing shingles or damaged gutters. Multiple vehicles were damaged by falling debris from buildings or trees. Numerous power lines were blown down along with utility poles blown down or snapped. This EF2 damage continued northeast where an entire field of healthy old hardwood tree trunks were snapped off or uprooted. The tornado then started to slightly weaken as it approached the Interstate 94 eastbound exit/westbound entrance ramps at Indiana Highway 49. A home south of the interstate had a garage roof blown off with still numerous trees uprooted or sheared off. Tornado wind speeds here were estimated at 100 mph with an EF1 rating. Similar tree damage was noted along a path that continued to go to the northeast across Highway 49 and toward Highway 20 near Hadenfelt Road where some aluminum roofing material of a storage facility had been peeled off. Tornado wind speeds were estimated at 95 mph here and was rated EF1 with a path width of 30 yards. The tornado continued to move through a heavily forested area in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, eventually crossing Highway 12. Radar imagery and an aerial survey suggests that the tornado dissipated north of Highway 12. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across parts of northwest Indiana during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 19th, producing one tornado in Chesterton. | |||||||||||
| 49.0 | 1976-03-12 | 3 | 41°42'N / 86°58'W | 41°41'N / 86°56'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Porter | ||
| 49.2 | 1998-06-11 | 3 | 40°24'N / 86°04'W | 40°34'N / 85°52'W | 12.50 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 8 | 5.0M | 0 | Howard |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado originated from a supercell which initially produced several funnel clouds beginning northeast of Crawfordsville, passing over Frankfort to Kokomo's south side. This supercell finally produced its tornado just south of Kokomo near Oakford and Center. The tornado damaged a school near Center and caused its most extensive damage in Greentown where over two dozen buildings were destroyed and nearly 200 buildings were damaged. The tornado continued tracking ENE along the N & W train tracks and into WC Grant County west of Swayzee. | |||||||||||
| 49.3 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°24'N / 86°23'W | 40°25'N / 86°18'W | 3.80 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clinton |
| 49.4 | 1976-03-20 | 4 | 40°28'N / 87°00'W | 40°34'N / 86°47'W | 13.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Tippecanoe |
| 49.5 | 1960-06-16 | 2 | 41°50'N / 86°16'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Berrien | |||
| 49.6 | 1961-03-04 | 2 | 41°46'N / 86°45'W | 41°50'N / 86°39'W | 6.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Berrien |
| 49.6 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 41°29'N / 87°13'W | 41°32'N / 87°10'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Porter |
| 49.8 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 41°46'N / 86°43'W | 41°52'N / 86°34'W | 10.10 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Berrien |
| 49.8 | 1967-07-01 | 2 | 40°53'N / 85°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Huntington | |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.