A tornado downed dozens of trees. Over a dozen structures sustained minor to moderate damage. Two mobile homes and a garage were destroyed, and a church had its steeple torn off. A gas leak occurred and caused the evacuation of 90 to 100 homes. The Red Cross was set up to aid people at the Springville Elementary School.[2]
EF2
NW of Eaton, IN to W of Celina, OH
Delaware (IN), Blackford (IN), Jay (IN), Mercer (OH)
This long-track wedge tornado produced very high-end EF2 damage along its path. In Indiana, the tornado passed near the towns of Dunkirk and Portland, tearing the roof off of an auto repair shop and damaging many homes, with impacts ranging from minor roof, window, and siding damage to removal of roofs and walls. A manufactured home was completely swept away with the debris strewn downwind. Many outbuildings, barns, garages, silos, hog and turkey barns, and grain bins were completely destroyed with debris scattered long distances. A church was damaged, a large storage building was destroyed, and a gas plant sustained damage to its roof with a nearby trailer building destroyed. Vehicles were damaged, fences were destroyed, and farm implements and horse trailers were tossed. In Ohio, the tornado tore most of the roof off a house, while another poorly-anchored house lost its roof and some exterior walls. Large barns and outbuildings in the area were completely destroyed with debris scattered up to a mile downwind. Many trees and power poles were snapped along the path. One person was injured by a flying garage door.[3][4][5][6]
This strong rain-wrapped tornado caused severe damage in Celina. Multiple businesses had their roofs torn off and windows blown out, including a Dollar General that lost its roof and sustained partial collapse of its front wall. A strip mall was damaged, with the roof of a sporting goods store collapsed. An outbuilding associated with a business was completely destroyed, and windows were blown out at a restaurant, injuring several people inside. A large factory building lost a substantial amount of roofing, and sustained collapse of multiple cinder block exterior walls. Debris from this structure was scattered throughout the area, metal light poles were downed, vehicles were damaged in parking lots, and business signs were destroyed. Homes sustained damage to roofs and siding, and many trees and power poles were snapped. Some trees landed on and damaged homes. Eight people were injured.[8]
Two homes were damaged, one of which was severely impacted by fallen large trees, and the second of which had its roof blown off. A small barn was damaged, and a trailer was flipped.[9]
A couple of trees were downed. A large barn was completely destroyed, with debris scattered hundreds of yards and wrapped around trees and power lines. Several projectiles were launched into the ground.[11]
At least five residences in town were damaged. Storage sheds on two properties were completely destroyed, with debris launched and stuck into nearby homes. Two of these home were shifted from their foundations. Numerous trees were twisted or downed, and a corn field was flattened.[12]
Trees were snapped or broken, the roof was ripped off a home, and extensive damage occurred to warehouses and commercial buildings in town. Concrete block and masonry wall failure at was observed at some of the warehouse structures, one of which had its roof partially torn off, resulting in buckling of the steel truss.[13]
A pair of grain silos were damaged, with the south side of each severely bent, and the top of each silo damaged on the north side. Towers on top of the silos were toppled in different directions. A large truck nearby was overturned and landed on a trailer. A home, barn, and small grain storage container was damaged, and the latter structure was displaced and rolled several yards.[14]
A mobile home was mostly destroyed, several trees were snapped or uprooted, and evidence of rotation was documented in corn fields. A small barn was damaged.[16]
Roofing material was ripped from a couple of buildings and homes, and trees and power lines were damaged. One barn sustained significant roof damage, with debris scattered up to 1,200 yards away, and the upper interior portions of the structure showing fracturing in the beams. Wooden boards were lodged into the ground nearby.[17]
Trees were downed, an outbuilding was damaged, and two large tractor tires were moved 20 feet. A country store sustained roof damage, while a grain and feed store as well as a grain bin were also damaged.[18]
Trees were uprooted, a gravity wagon was tossed into trees, and a home sustained significant roofing and siding damage. The home’s chimney was collapsed as well. A cow was severely injured.[19]
This tornado was embedded in a larger area of straight-line winds and affected mainly residential areas of Erie. Several homes, businesses, and a shopping plaza sustained damage. Several trees were damaged or uprooted as well.[21]
A heavy equipment sales business in South Vienna had a hole ripped in its roof and had some siding removed. Farming equipment was moved and damaged. Numerous trees were downed, several homes sustained minor roof damage, and a garage was shifted off its foundation. A metal barn sustained collapse of exterior walls, and a semi-trailer was overturned as well.[22][23]
20 homes were damaged, including a few frame homes that had roofs torn off and some exterior walls collapsed. One house was shifted off of its foundation. Multiple mobile homes were completely destroyed with the debris scattered downwind. Many large trees and tree limbs were snapped as well.[25]
Large portions of maple and cedar trees were tossed onto roads. Shingle, gutter, and roof damage was inflicted to homes, and barns were damaged as well. Several toys and pumpkins were tossed, a trampoline was thrown approximately a mile, and playground toys were displaced several hundred yards.[27]
The upper portion of a feed mill in downtown Salem sustained significant damage, power poles were severely bent, and a multi-business building had a large portion of its roof lifted and dropped onto a restaurant nearby, which sustained significant damage due to falling bricks. Trees were snapped, and a home sustained roof and siding damage.[28]
Several barns, street signs, bird houses, and metal poles sustained severe damage. A 500 US gal (1,900 L) propane tank was displaced a few feet and pushed against a grain storage building. Mud and dirt splattering was observed on a grain silo.[29]
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