The National Weather Service confirmed that a second tornado passed through Kosciusko County during widespread storms Sunday. The EF-1 tornado had maximum wind speeds of 95 mph. It touched down 1.6 miles south-southeast of Oswego in an open field, and lifted just east of Oswego. The tornado started at approximately 3:54 p.m. Sunday and ended around 3:56 p.m. The path on the ground was 1.7 miles long, according to information from the NWS Wednesday night. A center pivot irrigation system was damaged, then the tornado rapidly moved north-northeast, crossing CR East 450N, west of CR North 250E, causing seven utility poles to either snap or severely lean across the road. The tornado continued into the Pines subdivision, causing extensive damage to 12- to 15-inch diameter pine trees. One home and two vehicles were impacted by the falling debris. The NWS reports the tornado then continued northeast over a combination of open fields and groves of trees, with numerous snapped hardwood trees left in its wake. A home suffered roof damage on North CR 300E, just south of Oswego, with the tornado lifting shortly afterward over an open field. The other tornado that swept through Kosciusko County was confirmed by the NWS earlier this week. The EF-2 tornado passed through south of Silver Lake Sunday afternoon. NWS reported the maximum estimated wind speed of the tornado was 125 mph, with a maximum estimated path width of 150 yards and path length of 4 miles. It was located about 2.5 miles south of Silver Lake to 3 miles east of the town. The tornado started at approximately 3:43 p.m. Sunday and ended around 3:48 p.m. An EF-2 tornado has wind gusts of between 111 and 135 mph. The state has a website at www.in.gov/dhs for people to report their damage. In the middle of the page is a link for people to click on that says “Report Damage from Severe Weather – November 17.” People should fill out the form at that link and it will go toward the state’s disaster declaration.
