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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Jun 12, 2026

NWS LOT · ETN 37 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LOT issued a tornado warning at 00:20 UTC on Jun 12, 2026. The warning was in effect for 40 minutes, ending at Jun 12, 2026 01:00 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 41.31, -87.61, moving east-northeast at about 43 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
3 SE Griffith Lake, IN UNK *** 1 INJ *** Corrects previous tornado report from 3 SE Griffith. An NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-2 tornado with peak winds of 120 mph... path length of 6.5 miles (LOT)
2 SSW Cedar Lake Lake, IN UNK NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-0 tornado. Peak winds of 80 mph... width of 150 yards... and length of 4.1 miles. (LOT)
3 NE Schneider Lake, IN UNK NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-0 tornado. Peak winds of 85 mph... width of 200 yards... and length of 12.6 miles. (LOT)
5 NE Shelby Lake, IN UNK An NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-3 tornado with peak winds of 165 mph... path length of 22.2 miles... and maximum width of 400 yards. (LOT)
4 SW Hebron Lake, IN UNK Public report of tornado on the grand east of Lowell near I-65. (LOT)
2 SSE Hebron Porter, IN UNK Storm chaser video shows tornado southeast of Hebron. (LOT)
4 SSE Boone Grove Porter, IN UNK Trained spotter report of tornado near 900 South Road and 200 West Road with debris in the air. (LOT)
1 N Kouts Porter, IN UNK Tornado on the ground north of Kouts. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1 S Willow Springs Cook, IL UNK *** 6 INJ *** NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-2 tornado. Peak winds of 120 mph... width of 350 yards... and length of 8.4 miles. (LOT)
2 SW South Wanatah La Porte, IN UNK This portion of damage is associated with the EF3 tornado that impacted Kouts and points to the southwest. The tornado continued into La Porte county. A center pivot ir (IWX)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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