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Event Details:
Event | Tornado |
-- Scale | EF0 |
-- Length | 1.46 Miles |
-- Width | 75 Yards |
State | INDIANA |
County/Area | LAKE |
WFO | LOT |
Report Source | Emergency Manager |
NCEI Data Source | CSV |
Begin Date | 2019-03-14 12:51 CST-6 |
Begin Location | 1SE LOWELL |
Begin Lat/Lon | 41.2704/-87.4072 |
End Date | 2019-03-14 12:53 CST-6 |
End Location | 2ENE LOWELL |
End Lat/Lon | 41.2877/-87.391 |
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 | Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Indiana during the afternoon of March 14th. Strong non-thunderstorm winds developed in the afternoon, after the storms ended. Winds gusted to 62 mph at Valparaiso Airport and to 58 mph at Gary Airport. |
Event Narrative | Through pictures and other data provided by the Lake County, Indiana Emergency Management Agency, as well as trained storm spotters, a short lived EF-0 tornado was confirmed on the outskirts of the community of Lowell. The actual tornado may have very briefly lifted once or twice during its 2 to 3 minute duration, per reports and damage. The damage was limited mostly to trees, with portions of a few large trees downed including one on a home. There was also some shingle damage on another home, multiple fences damaged and one utility pole snapped and others damaged. |
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.All events for this episode:
Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
DYER | LAKE CO. | IN | 03/14/2019 | 12:49 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LOWELL | LAKE CO. | IN | 03/14/2019 | 12:51 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
HAMMOND | LAKE CO. | IN | 03/14/2019 | 12:53 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
HAMMOND | LAKE CO. | IN | 03/14/2019 | 12:53 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LOWELL | LAKE CO. | IN | 03/14/2019 | 12:53 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
KOUTS | PORTER CO. | IN | 03/14/2019 | 13:21 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
KOUTS | PORTER CO. | IN | 03/14/2019 | 13:21 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
PORTER (ZONE) | PORTER (ZONE) | IN | 03/14/2019 | 14:13 | CST-6 | High Wind | 54 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LAKE (ZONE) | LAKE (ZONE) | IN | 03/14/2019 | 17:45 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |