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Chicago Storm reporting 2" hail from the storm at Streamwood. I know from experience that will do some damage. I'm getting a new roof due to the May tennis balls.

IWX released information on a second, albeit weak tornado near South Bend. It contains an interesting narrative. .SOUTH BEND TORNADO 2... RATING: EF - 0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 - 70 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 10 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUN 23 2019 START TIME: 832 PM EDT START LOCATION: 2.7 ESE GULIVOIRE PARK START LAT/LON: 41.5929 / -86.2050 END DATE: JUN 23 2019 END TIME: 836 PM EDT END LOCATION: 2.6 ESE GULIVOIRE PARK END_LAT/LON: 41.5999 / -86.2050 SURVEY SUMMARY: VIDEO FOOTAGE INDICATED A SEPARATE WALL CLOUD OUTSIDE THE PARENT MESOCYCLONE SPAWNED A BRIEF, THIN TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROOSEVELT ROAD AND HAWTHORNE TRAIL. WEST FACING BARN DOORS WERE SLIGHTLY PUSHED IN AS THE NARROW CIRCULATION MOVED NORTH ACROSS THE PROPERTY WITH THE ONLY OTHER DAMAGE NOTED OCCURRING TO SMALL BRANCHES ON A NEARBY TREE. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTH AND IMPACTED A OUTDOOR SCREENED STRUCTURE, DESTROYING IT AS WELL AS REMOVING SIDING AND SHINGLES FROM A DETACHED GARAGE. A RESIDENT WAS OUTSIDE AT THE TIME THE TORNADO STRUCK AND HAD TO HOLD ONTO A BEAM AS THE WIND HIT. A DOG WAS PICKED UP A FEW FEET OFF THE GROUND AND CARRIED TO THE SIDE OF THE HOME AND PLACED DOWN, UNHARMED. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED SHORTLY AFTER THIS, ALSO SUPPORTED BY VIDEO FOOTAGE.

Here's a video from another angle.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1130 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2019 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/23/2019 TORNADO EVENT... .OVERVIEW... A SHOWER DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN RESPONSE TO A NNE MOVING MCV. AS THIS SHOWER MOVED NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND IT ENCOUNTERED A RESIDUAL OUTFLOW FROM A PREVIOUS STORM EARLIER IN THE EVENING. THIS ADDITIONAL LOW LEVEL FORCING ALLOWED THE STORM TO PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO WHICH FORMED SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 20 THEN MOVED NORTH BEFORE LIFTING JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF IRONWOOD DRIVE AND INWOOD ROAD. .SOUTH BEND TORNADO... RATING: EF - 2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 - 125 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUN 23 2019 START TIME: 838 PM EDT START LOCATION: 2 ENE GULIVOIRE PARK START LAT/LON: 41.6211 / -862140 END DATE: JUN 23 2019 END TIME: 848 PM EDT END LOCATION: 3 WSW MISHAWAKA END_LAT/LON: 41.6501 / -86.2124

I saw it happening but was too busy to post anything about it at the time. NWS didn't put out a warning until spotters reported a funnel cloud. It was right on the warm front. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1036 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2019 /936 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2019/ ...Damage Survey Planned for South Bend Indiana Monday June 24... A survey team will meet with St. Joseph County Emergency Management officials on Monday June 24th to assess the extent of the tornado damage near Ironwood and Ireland Roads as well as adjacent areas.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 439 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2019 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0411 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE FORTVILLE 39.93N 85.84W 06/23/2019 HANCOCK IN 911 CALL CENTER NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS FORTVILLE.

You're probably right about the reason that it's not being cancelled, but I believe that it's up to the local NWS office to cancel the Watch, although they may consult with SPC.

"Gilbert Sebenste (via spotternetwork.org) @ 19:43 UTC -- (S) Funnel -- -- Spotter is 1 miles SSW of DE KALB, IL (DeKalb county) [41.917/-88.762] -- Funnel cloud begin at 2:35 PM, starting to dissipate at 2:43 PM. I am looking at it 1 mile west-northwest of this location, on the underside of a towering cumulus cloud. Came halfway to the ground, before gradually lifting. Moving almost due north. Rope-shaped funnel with a pointed end; no debris on the ground noted; likely a landspout. Funnel has just lifted at 2:45 PM."

IND issued a t-storm warning that ends at your back door. Looks like there could be some strong winds rolling through Indy that looks to run right up Pendleton Pike.

It probably won't match the 40+ in the subforum from a couple of weeks ago, but we should end up in double digit tornadoes in Indiana. IND has teams looking at Rush, Bartholomew, Decatur, and Hancock Counties today. EDIT: Survey team found EF-2 damage south of Rushville.

Seeing reports of a possible touchdown in Henry County, Ohio about 4 hours ago

Could the filtered sun due to the smoke dampen convective perimeters as compared to what the CAMs are predicting?

This morning's 3k NAM really pumps up the SB/MUCAPE into the 4000J/kg range in Northern Indiana tomorrow afternoon and depicts quite the squall line stretching across the state and dropping straight south from the IN/MI state line and moving well into southern IN before weakening. I can foresee SPC extending their slight risk through Indiana into Ohio as well as up into the ORD area with the afternoon Day 2 for winds.

Me either. I used to drink a lot of beer at Ball State in Muncie Indiana. I had never heard of Muncie, IL.

Yes sir.

Head's up western/northern IL and Chicagoland. SPC has the slight risk all the way up to ORD and the CAMs look like there could be some golf balls and a tornado threat in the late evening. Trust me, those golf-to-tennis balls can inflict some serious damage.

It's too bad they can't issue polygon warnings like they do for severe weather. After all, why treat winter weather differently? It may not be needed for synoptic snows, but LES is often so geographically specific, it would be warranted. EDIT: I just saw OHweather recommend the same thing in his last sentence. It only makes sense.

A similar situation happened at Benton Harbor is SW MI. They stayed clear and hit -15°. That temp was verified by IWX. Surrounding stations didn't bottom out due to cloud cover.

We have an ordinance that all new mobile homes and modular (prebuilt) homes must have SAME radios installed. However, I suspect that a majority of people never turn them on or turn them off after the first time they hear the "annoying" warning tone.

In 2003, a funnel cloud was spotted north of Hartford City, IN. I was on the south side of town and headed north to try try to intercept the storm as a part of Skywarn/EMA. As I drove through town, not just a few, but dozens and dozens of people were standing outside along the street and on their porches trying to catch a glimpse of the the funnel as the sirens were blaring. The sirens are supposed to warn people to take cover. Instead, I felt like I was in a parade with all of people along the street. We work very hard to save lives and protect property, but sometimes it gets frustrating.

I am currently showing 27 tornado warnings on my GR. Wow.