This estimated F2 tornado hit the Glen Park suburb of Gary, IN. The path was very short, less than one mile. The width was 400 yards.
Per the Climatological Data National Summary (CDNS), the tornado moved to the NE damaging buildings and bringing down trees. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes adds that the tornado moved mainly at roof-top level. Two homes were completely unroofed, 30 more were damaged.
Per an article in the Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN), there were reports of a concrete block radio repair shop that was destroyed. The back porch of a home was destroyed. This article also documented the following:
0 Comments