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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED TORNADO TIMES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
217 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 /117 PM CST THU NOV 21 2013/

...15 TORNADOES NOW CONFIRMED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...

AN ADDITIONAL EF1 TORNADO WAS SURVEYED THIS MORNING JUST EAST OF
MENTONE. MAPS OF THE EXACT TRACKS AND PICTURES WILL BE POSTED TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA WEBPAGE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
PAGES LATER THIS WEEK.

...2 EF2 TORNADOES CONFIRMED IN WHITE COUNTY IN...
...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN PULASKI COUNTY IN...
...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN WHITE COUNTY IN...
...2 EF0 TORNADOES CONFIRMED IN CASS COUNTY IN...
...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN CASS COUNTY MI...
...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MIAMI COUNTY IN...
...EF2 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN KOSCIUSKO IN...
...2 EF1 TORNADOES CONFIRMED IN KOSCIUSKO IN...
...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN GRANT COUNTY IN...
...EF2 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN GRANT COUNTY IN...
...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN VAN WERT COUNTY OH...
...EF2 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN PUTNAM COUNTY OH...

ALL INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TRACKED EAST ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 17. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAMS TRAVELED ACROSS THE
REGION TO SURVEY AREAS OF EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS
OF THE SURVEYS ARE BELOW.

...TORNADO /WHITE COUNTY IN/...

RATING: EF-2
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 125 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH: APPROXIMATELY 1400 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: 9.52 MILES (LONGER IF YOU INCLUDE BENTON COUNTY
SECTION)
START TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 246 PM EST
END TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 255 PM EST
LOCATION: ENTERED WHITE COUNTY NEAR BENTON/WHITE/TIPPECANOE COUNTY
BORDER. LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WNW OF BROOKSTON.
DESCRIPTION: CONTINUED FROM BENTON COUNTY. VERY WIDE CIRCULATION
WITH EMBEDDED VORTICIES. 20 TO 25 BARNS DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS THROWN
UP TO 2 MILES AWAY. 10 TWO FOOT DIAMETER WOODEN ELECTRICITY POLES
SNAPPED AT THE BASE. SMALL HOME HAD ITS ROOF COMPLETELY REMOVED WITH
THE DEBRIS THROWN UP TO HALF A MILE NORTHEAST. SECTIONS OF THE ROOF
WERE STUCK IN THE GROUND LIKE PROJECTILES.

...TORNADO /WHITE COUNTY IN/...

RATING: EF-2
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 120 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH: 300 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: 4.15 MILES
START TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 251 PM EST
END TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 257 PM EST
LOCATION: 4 MILES WEST OF CHALMERS TO 2 MILES NORTH OF CHALMERS

...TORNADO /PULASKI COUNTY/...

RATING: EF-1
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 110 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: 13.29 MILES
START TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 303 PM EST
END TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 313 PM EST
LOCATION: TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED JUST SOUTHWEST OF US 421 AND DELAWARE
STREET IN MEDARYVILLE AND LIFTED ROUGHLY 2.5 MILES NE OF DENHAM

...TORNADO /WHITE COUNTY IN/...

RATING: EF-1
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 100 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH: 250 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: 0.81 MILES
START TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 307 PM EST
END TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 308 PM EST
LOCATION: NORTHEAST PORTION OF WHITE COUNTY. 1400 EAST BETWEEN 400
NORTH AND 500 NORTH

...TORNADO /CASS COUNTY IN/...

RATING: EF-2
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 120 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH: 250 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: 8.96 MILES
START TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 317 PM EST
END TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 327 PM EST
LOCATION: 0.75 MILES NORTH OF YOUNG AMERICA TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WALTON

...TORNADO /CASS COUNTY IN/...

RATING: EF-0
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 85 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH: 150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: 1.13 MILES
START TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 320 PM EST
END TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 322 PM EST
LOCATION: 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOGANSPORT TO 1 MILE SOUTH OF
LOGANSPORT

...TORNADO /CASS COUNTY MI/...

RATING: EF-1
PATH LENGTH: JUST UNDER 0.5 MILES
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 110 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
START TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 327 PM EST
END TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 329 PM EST
LOCATION: TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED JUST WEST OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN
CASSOPOLIS AND LIFTED OVER A GOLF COURSE JUST NORTH OF THE HIGH
SCHOOL

...TORNADO /MIAMI COUNTY IN/...

RATING: EF-1
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 110 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH: 250 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: 2.85 MILES
START TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 330 PM EST
END TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 333 PM EST
LOCATION: 1.5 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF GRISSOM AFB TO 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GRISSOM AFB

...TORNADO /KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN/...

RATING: EF-2
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 125 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH: 150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: 4.17 MILES
START TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 343 PM EST
END TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 348 PM EST
LOCATION: 2.5 SOUTH OF SILVER LAKE TO 3 MILES EAST OF SILVER LAKE

...TORNADO /GRANT COUNTY/...

RATING: EF-2
PATH LENGTH: 12 MILES
PATH WIDTH: /MAXIMUM/: 0.4 MILES
TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 350 PM EST
LOCATION: PATH BEGAN 2 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SWEETSER AND ENDED
ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF 700 NORTH/600 WEST JUST
SOUTH OF THE GRANT/WABASH COUNTY LINE.
DESCRIPTION: ESTIMATED 30-40 HOMES DAMAGED WITH 6 TO 10 HOMES
RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.  DOZENS OF VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED.

...TORNADO /NEAR ROSEBURG IN GRANT COUNTY/...

RATING: EF-0
PATH LENGTH: BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
TIME: ESTIMATED AROUND 355 PM EST
LOCATION:0.25 MILES WEST OF 300 WEST/300 NORTH JUST SOUTH OF
ROSEBURG.

...TORNADO /VAN WERT COUNTY OH/...

RATING: EF-1
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED:  100 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH:  150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH:  APPROX. 2 MILES
START TIME:  ESTIMATED AROUND 447 PM EST
END TIME:  ESTIMATED AROUND 449 PM EST
LOCATION:  TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ABOUT 0.3 MILES SOUTH OF ELM SUGAR
ROAD AND DONER ROAD INTERSECTION AND LIFTED JUST SOUTH OF THE
PAULDING COUNTY/VAN WERT COUNTY LINE TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF CONVERSE ROSELM AND KIDNER ROADS.

...TORNADO /PAULDING COUNTY OH AND PUTNAM COUNTY OH/...

RATING:  EF-2
PATH LENGTH:  11.1 MILES
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED:  130 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH:  440 YARDS
START TIME:  ESTIMATED AROUND 449 PM EST
END TIME:  ESTIMATED AROUND 459 PM EST
LOCATION: TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ON COUNTY ROAD 0 WEST OF ROAD 27 IN
PUTNAM COUNTY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST CLIPPING THE PAULDING
PUTNAM COUNTY LINE BEFORE RE ENTERING PUTNAM COUNTY AND LIFTED
ABOUT 5 MILES NE OF CLOVERDALE.

...TORNADO /KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN/...

RATING:  EF-1
PATH LENGTH:  1.7 MILES
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED:  95 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH:  275 YARDS
START TIME:  ESTIMATED AROUND 354 PM EST
END TIME:  ESTIMATED AROUND 356 PM EST
LOCATION:  TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED IN AN OPEN FIELD 1.6 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF OSWEGO AND LIFTED JUST EAST OF OSWEGO.
DESCRIPTION: TORNADO DAMAGED A CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND
RAPIDLY MOVED NORTH NORTH EAST...CROSSING COUNTY ROAD EAST 450
NORTH...WEST OF COUNTY ROAD NORTH 250 EAST AND CAUSING 7 UTILITY
POLES TO EITHER SNAP OR SEVERELY LEAN ACROSS THE ROAD. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED INTO THE PINES SUBDIVISION AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
12 TO 18 INCH DIAMETER PINE TREES...SNAPPING MANY OF THEM. ONE HOME
AND TWO VEHICLES WERE IMPACTED BY THE FALLING DEBRIS. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED NORTHEAST OVER A COMBINATION OF OPEN FIELDS AND GROVES OF
TREES...WITH NUMEROUS SNAPPED HARDWOOD TREES. A HOME SUFFERED ROOF
DAMAGE ON NORTH COUNTY ROAD 300 EAST JUST SOUTH OF OSWEGO WITH THE
TORNADO LIFTING SHORTLY AFTER THIS OVER AN OPEN FIELD.

...TORNADO /KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN/...

RATING:  EF-1
PATH LENGTH:  1.1 MILES
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 100 MPH
MAXIMUM ESTIMATE PATH WIDTH:  250 YARDS
START TIME:  ESTIMATE AROUND 338 PM EST
END TIME:  ESTIMATED AROUND 340 PM EST
LOCATION:  TOUCHDOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF SR 25 AND S 800 W 2 AND
1/2 MILES EAST OF MENTONE AND LIFTED ONE HALF MILE SOUTH OF SHILLING
ROAD.
DESCRIPTION: TORNADO DAMAGED TWO HOMES INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT ROOF
DAMAGE WITH DEBRIS CARRIED NORTHEAST. BARN WAS PUSHED OFF FOUNDATION
AND SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ROOF AND WALLS. METAL SHED HAD A
WALL BLOWN IN AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ROOF. ADDITIONAL SMALL
OUTBUILDING WAS LIFTED WITH SOME DEBRIS NOTED ONE MILE NORTHEAST.
FURTHER NORTHEAST A CLEAR PATH OF DESTRUCTION WAS NOTED IN A LARGE
HARDWOOD FOREST WITH OVER 50 LARGE/MATURE TREES SNAPPED AND BROKEN.
A HOME HERE SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE...BROKEN WINDOWS...AND PORCH
DAMAGE. TORNADO LIFTED JUST NORTHEAST OF THIS POINT OVER AN OPEN
FIELD.

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BENTLEY/FISHER/HOLSTEN