Five tornadoes now confirmed across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio from April 2 storms
Apr 03, 2025
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - National Weather Service Northern Indiana storm survey teams analyzed storm damage Thursday after our Wednesday severe storms. Their analysis confirms 3 tornadoes moved across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.
Here are the excerpts from their report:
This story wa
s originally published on April 3. On April, 4, two additional tornadoes in Adams County were confirmed by the National Weather Service. This latest information is posted immediately below. The original post follows:
Adams County Tornado 1:Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mphPath Length /statute/: 2.33 milesPath Width /maximum/: 75 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: 04/02/2025Start Time: 10:47 PM EDTStart Location: 1 SSE Salem / Adams County / INStart Lat/Lon: 40.701 / -84.8502End Date: 04/02/2025End Time: 10:49 PM EDTEnd Location: 2 E Salem / Adams County / INEnd Lat/Lon: 40.7079 / -84.8071One of two likely simultaneous, parallel moving tornadoesimpacted far eastern Adams County on the evening of April 2nd.Damage assessments from Adams County Emergency Management alongwith an NWS ground survey found evidence consistent with an EF-1 tornado with max estimated wind speeds of 100-105 mph thatmoved along E 300 near Monroe, IN. Reports from a local providedevidence of several Amish properties that had sustained roofdamage were already repaired early in the day. Otherwise, partialdestruction and total destruction of well-built pole barnsprovided the maximum intensity of this particular tornado. Thetornado dissipated before it reached the Mercer county line. Adams County Tornado 2Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mphPath Length /statute/: 1.55 milesPath Width /maximum/: 100 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: 04/02/2025Start Time: 10:48 PM EDTStart Location: 2 SE Salem / Adams County / INStart Lat/Lon: 40.6881 / -84.8345End Date: 04/02/2025End Time: 10:50 PM EDTEnd Location: 3 ESE Salem / Adams County / INEnd Lat/Lon: 40.6942 / -84.8068Survey Summary:The second of two likely simultaneous, parallel moving tornadoesimpacted far eastern Adams County on the evening of April 2nd.Damage assessments from Adams County Emergency Management alongwith an NWS ground survey found evidence consistent with an EF-1 tornado with max estimated wind speeds of 90-95 mph that movedalong E 400 S near Monroe, IN. The tornado began by damaging pole-barns and poultry farms before removing the roof off of a mobilehome at the corner of S 600 E and E 400 S. It then took aslightly northern turn and impacted another older pole barn,tossing a grain silo up to 1/2mi away. The tornado impactedanother farm, collapsing the westward extend of the structure andreaching max intensity here. The tornado dissipated before itreached the Mercer county line.
Tornado #1:
Wednesday's first tornado in northeast Indiana moved from Marshall County into Kosciusko County.
A survey of damage revealed a tornado touched down southeast ofRutland on SR-10 and tracked quickly northeast. The tornado movedover numerous empty fields but also impacted several wooded areasas well as snapped or uprooted trees on private property. Thetornado entered Bourbon and reached peak intensity on thenortheast side of town in the area of Crocus Ct and Rose Lanewhere several homes suffered extensive roof damage. Debris wasthrown into the field. Many homes showed garage doors being compromised, lowering potentially higher wind speeds. The tornado continued out of town, producing sporadic tree and power pole damage until reaching north of Etna Green in Kosciusko county where the damage ended.Tornado #2:
Wednesday's second tornado started in Van Wert County and traveled to Putnam County.
A tornado touched down on the southeast side of Van Wert, OHwhere tree and shingle damage occurred before the tornadodestroyed a two-story barn structure. The tornado might havebriefly skipped as it traversed to the northeast before causingnoticeable damage on Lincoln Hwy. The tornado then caused someminor damage to a deer farm before destroying a pole barn. Thelast noticeable damage occurred just northwest of Ottoville. Asthis tornado dissipated, another tornado formed off just to itsnorth.Tornado #3:
The third tornado traveled from Paulding County into Putnam County.
A second tornado spun up north of the decaying Van Wert tornado,
touching down in far southeast Paulding County. The tornado
severely damaged a pole barn as it moved into Putnam county. The
tornado rapidly moved northeast, hitting a well anchored mobile
homed and flipping it 60 feet away. Three occupants were in the
mobile home and two of them sustained minor injuries. It is here
that the tornado peaked at EF-2 magnitude with an estimated wind
speed of 120 mph. The tornado destroyed another well-anchored
60x120 ft pole barn, throwing its debris onto the bank of the
Auglaize River. To the northeast, it directly hit the town of
Dupont where it did widespread EF-0 to EF-1 damage throughout. The
tornado damaged several large corn silos (one that was full of
corn had the ground anchor bolts break from uplift). It is near
here where the visible damage stopped. ...read more read less