Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 22.6 Miles
-- Width 600 Yards
State INDIANA
County/Area JAY
WFO IWX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2017-11-05 13:43 EST-5
Begin Location 1NNE DUNKIRK
Begin Lat/Lon 40.3977/-85.2066
End Date 2017-11-05 14:16 EST-5
End Location 3ESE TRINITY
End Lat/Lon 40.5092/-84.8028
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative 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.
Event Narrative 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.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 1 0.00K 0.00K
EDDY LAGRANGE CO. IN 11/05/2017 10:39 EST-5 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROME CITY NOBLE CO. IN 11/05/2017 10:45 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CROMWELL NOBLE CO. IN 11/05/2017 10:55 EST-5 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WARSAW ARPT KOSCIUSKO CO. IN 11/05/2017 10:55 EST-5 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
AVILLA NOBLE CO. IN 11/05/2017 11:10 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BAKERTOWN NOBLE CO. IN 11/05/2017 11:10 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PT ISABEL GRANT CO. IN 11/05/2017 12:20 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MILLGROVE BLACKFORD CO. IN 11/05/2017 13:36 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 1 0.00K 0.00K
DUNKIRK JAY CO. IN 11/05/2017 13:43 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 1 0.00K 0.00K