NWS Storm Survey Interview: North Judson Tornado
I asked him what he looked for that confirmed a tornado touchdown? Why was it so difficult to see this storm on Radar? Why a tornado warning was not issued? Why viewers should treat severe thunderstorms like these [ +70 mph winds] just like tornado warnings? Watch the video a hear his answers.
You can read the full preliminary write-up here.
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/07/15 TORNADO EVENT...
.OVERVIEW...
A BOWING LINE OF STORMS CAUSED WIND DAMAGE ACROSS STARKE AND
PULASKI COUNTIES ON JUNE 7TH. EVIDENCE OF A TORNADO WAS FOUND
ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS LINE IN WESTERN STARKE COUNTY.
.WESTERN STARKE TORNADO...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.18 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/07/15
START TIME: 0531 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 MI SOUTH OF ENGLISH LAKE
START LAT/LON: 41.2441/-86.8216
END DATE: 06/07/15
END TIME: 0536 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 MI SOUTH OF ENGLISH LAKE
END_LAT/LON: 41.2455/-86.8198