Tornadoes · United States · Indiana · 2026
EF0 tornado, Plymouth Muni Arpt to Bourbon, Indiana, June 11, 2026
From Plymouth Muni Arpt to Bourbon, this EF0 tornado ran 2.9 miles across Marshall County on June 11, 2026, touching down at 10:11 PM EDT and reaching 125 yards wide. It killed nobody.
Preliminary. This is NWS IWX's damage survey, filed in the Damage Assessment Toolkit as Argos. The rating, the path and the casualties are the survey's and can change while it is revised. The Storm Prediction Center compiles the official record of 2026 from these surveys and publishes it in the spring of 2027; this page moves to that tornado's permanent address when it does.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mphthis tornado
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The survey
- Rating, as surveyed
- EF0, preliminary
- Date
- June 11, 2026
- Touchdown
- 10:11 PM EDT (02:11 UTC)
- Lifted
- 10:15 PM EDT (02:15 UTC)
- On the ground
- 4 minutes
- Path length
- 2.9 miles (4.6 km)
- Path width
- 125 yards (114 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Marshall County
- Touchdown point
- 41.228, -86.255
- Lift-off point
- 41.261, -86.223
- Highest wind the damage implies
- 75 mph
- Surveyed by
- NWS IWX
- The office's name for it
- Argos
- Survey last edited
- June 18, 2026
- Record number
- None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.
What the survey found
A brief EF-0 tornado with maximum winds estimated at 75 mph touched down on the far southwest side of Argos in Marshall County. Damage along the path was largely confined to trees. Special thanks to the Marshall County EMA and Argos FD for assisting with the survey.
Written by NWS IWX in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.
The damage survey
12 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS IWX, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 100 mph.
- Minor tree damage. Likely start of tornado and source of CC drop out before tornado went into field.
- Snapped tees at edge of woodline. Matches perfectly to CC drop out
- Single property has medium sized tree snapped at base, part of metal roof removed from barn, and another 2 old barns collapsed
- Trees snapped and empty feed silo tipped over to the west nearby
Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.
What the Weather Service recorded
A squall line raced through northern Indiana and spawned numerous tornadoes. Most tornadoes were narrow and lasted less then 10 minutes. Additional areas of straight line wind damage were noted as well.
A brief tornado spun up south of 8A on King Rd, uprooting or|snapping multiple trees and causing damage to a barn. The tornado|continued northeast, flipping a center pivot before entering a|grove of trees causing several snapped trees. The circulation|moved quickly northeast, knocking down a few more trees north of|8A Rd. The tornado quickly lifted on the north side of 8A Rd|after doing significant damage to a barn.
A brief EF-0 tornado with maximum winds estimated at 75 mph|touched down on the far southwest side of Argos in Marshall|County. Damage along the path was largely confined to trees.|Special thanks to the Marshall County EMA and Argos FD for|assisting with the survey.
Another tornado, perhaps from the same parent circulation that|spawned the Argos tornado, developed on the northeast side of|Bourbon in Marshall County. The tornado touched down in a field,|with tree damage observed in the distance just east of Beech Road|and north of 10B Road. The tornado raced northeastward, striking|a property where two old barns collapsed and a third was damaged.|Metal roofing material was also blown off, and several trees|sustained major damage, consistent with an EF-1 rating. The|tornado then crossed the county line into Kosciusko County, where|it impacted multiple Amish properties. In this area, a camper was|flipped, several softwood trees were snapped, and maximum winds|were estimated at 90 to 100 mph.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
The warnings
0 minutes of warning. NWS IWX issued a tornado warning for this county at 02:11 UTC, 0 minutes before the tornado touched down, in force until 02:30 UTC.
The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 00:08 UTC and running to 03:00 UTC.
| Issued (UTC) | Expired | Product | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 UTC | 21:51 UTC | Heat Advisory | IWX |
| 00:08 UTC | 03:00 UTC | Tornado Watch | IWX |
| 01:43 UTC | 02:30 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX |
| 02:11 UTC | 02:30 UTC | Tornado Warning | IWX |
| 02:22 UTC | 02:45 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX |
Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.
The forecast that day
The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Enhanced Risk, with a 0.10 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 01:00 UTC.
SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.
The air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Lincoln, IL (KILX), 12:00Z
9.8 hours after it, 233 km from the path. June 12, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10754 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1364 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 2.9 K/km
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 02:11 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
What was reported nearby
Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Report | Where | County | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:23 UTC | TORNADO | 2 Sw South Wanatah | La Porte, IN | 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 irrigation system was flipped south of W 1600 S. The t |
| 01:28 UTC | TORNADO | 3 Ene Wanatah | La Porte, IN | confirmed touchdown via EMA. |
| 01:47 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Clymers | Cass, IN | tree downed onto truck. |
| 01:52 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Logansport | Cass, IN | numerous trees down. |
| 01:55 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Dunkirk | Cass, IN | tree down. |
| 01:58 UTC | TORNADO | 2 Nw Adamsboro | Cass, IN | Drone footage provided by Cass County Emergency Management confirmed an EF-1 tornado occurred within a line of severe thunderstorms across northeast Cass County. The tornado began just south of County Road 325 N between |
| 02:00 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Knox | Starke, IN | Large trees damaged in a straight line. |
| 02:00 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Denver | Miami, IN | Trees down across the street from church. Branches estimated 2-4 in. diameter. |
| 02:02 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Twelve Mile | Cass, IN | four large trees down. |
| 02:07 UTC | TSTM WND GST 65 | Peru | Miami, IN | |
| 02:11 UTC | TORNADO | 3 E Plymouth | Marshall, IN | A brief tornado spun up south of 8A on King Rd, uprooting or snapping multiple trees and causing damage to a barn. The tornado continued northeast, flipping a center pivot before entering a grove of trees causing several |
| 02:12 UTC | TORNADO | Argos | Marshall, IN | A brief EF-0 tornado with maximum winds estimated at 70 mph touched down on the far eastern side of Argos in Marshall County. Damage along the path was largely confined to trees. Special thanks to the Marshall County EMA |
| 02:15 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Plymouth | Marshall, IN | tree on powerlines. |
| 02:15 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Old Tip Town | Marshall, IN | trees and power lines down in the county, especially along the 331 corridor and across 10 to Argos. |
| 02:18 UTC | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 S Tippecanoe | Marshall, IN | |
| 02:22 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Bourbon | Marshall, IN | multiple structures impacted. |
| 02:22 UTC | TORNADO | 3 Ne Bourbon | Marshall, IN | Another tornado, perhaps from the same parent circulation that spawned the Argos tornado, developed on the northeast side of Bourbon in Marshall County. The tornado touched down in a field, with tree damage observed in t |
| 02:25 UTC | TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 E Chain-O-Lakes | St. Joseph, IN | |
| 02:27 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Hastings | Kosciusko, IN | tree on house and multiple broken limbs. |
| 02:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Georgetown | St. Joseph, IN | Large pine trees topped, wood picket fence snapped, grass and dirt plastered to buildings. |
| 02:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw North Manchester | Wabash, IN | tree damage. |
| 02:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | South Bend | St. Joseph, IN | numerous trees down in the South Bend area. |
| 02:42 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Dunlap | Elkhart, IN | large tree and numerous branches down. |
| 02:42 UTC | TORNADO | 2 Ne Elkhart | Elkhart, IN | *** 1 INJ *** Corrects previous tornado report from 3 NE Elkhart for an injury. Correction to the previously reported Bristol, IN tornado to expand the track both west and east. A National Weather Service storm survey de |
| 02:42 UTC | TORNADO | 2 Ne Elkhart | St. Joseph, IN | *** 1 INJ *** Update to the previously reported Bristol Tornado. The track has expanded both west and east. A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-2 tornado occurred in association with a line of s |
| 02:42 UTC | TORNADO | 3 Ne Elkhart | Elkhart, IN | Corrected lat/lon and county. Correction to the previously reported Bristol, IN tornado to expand the track both west and east. A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-2 tornado occurred in associat |
| 02:43 UTC | TSTM WND GST 75 | 2 N North Webster | Kosciusko, IN | |
| 02:45 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Bristol | Elkhart, IN | several homes damaged and trees down. |
| 02:46 UTC | TORNADO | 4 Ene Elkhart | Elkhart, IN | A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-2 tornado occurred in association with a line of severe thunderstorms across northern Elkhart County. The path of the tornado began in the County Road 15 and |
| 02:50 UTC | FLOOD | 2 Se South Bend | St. Joseph, IN | Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing; Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding. |
| 02:55 UTC | TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Nnw Elkhart | Elkhart, IN |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.
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The other tornadoes of June 11, 2026
65 more have been surveyed in the United States that day, so far.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11 | 5:10 AM CDT | EF1 | Cass, NE | 2.0 | 40 | |||
| June 11 | 5:15 AM CDT | EF0 | Cass, NE | 0.3 | 20 | |||
| June 11 | 5:21 AM CDT | EF1 | Cass, NE | 2.0 | 40 | |||
| June 11 | 5:29 AM CDT | EF1 | Fremont, IA | 1.5 | 30 | |||
| June 11 | 5:33 AM CDT | EF0 | Mills, IA | 1.7 | 20 | |||
| June 11 | 5:58 AM CDT | EF1 | Page, IA | 7.2 | 100 | |||
| June 11 | 6:08 AM CDT | EF1 | Montgomery, IA | 5.7 | 0 | |||
| June 11 | 6:08 AM CDT | EF1 | Montgomery, IA | 5.7 | 0 | |||
| June 11 | 6:11 AM CDT | EF1 | Page, IA | 1.9 | 50 | |||
| June 11 | 6:26 AM CDT | EF2 | Adams, IA | 6.0 | 200 | |||
| June 11 | 4:05 PM CDT | Unrated | Washington, IA | 0.1 | 0 | |||
| June 11 | 4:15 PM CDT | Unrated | Hancock, IL | 0.2 | 0 | |||
| June 11 | 4:54 PM CDT | Unrated | McDonough, IL | 0.1 | 0 | |||
| June 11 | 4:56 PM CDT | EF3 | Woodford, IL | 11.2 | 930 | |||
| June 11 | 5:17 PM CDT | EF0 | Fulton, IL | 2.4 | 30 | |||
| June 11 | 5:31 PM CDT | Unrated | Fulton, IL | 0.2 | 20 | |||
| June 11 | 5:31 PM CDT | EF1 | LaSalle, IL | 4.4 | 500 | |||
| June 11 | 5:32 PM CDT | EF3 | Livingston, IL | 11.9 | 600 | 7 | ||
| June 11 | 5:44 PM CDT | EF1 | Livingston, IL | 22.8 | 900 | |||
| June 11 | 5:55 PM CDT | Unrated | Livingston, IL | 0.8 | 250 | |||
| June 11 | 5:58 PM CDT | Unrated | LaSalle, IL | 0.3 | 100 | |||
| June 11 | 6:08 PM CDT | EF1 | Tazewell, IL | 12.9 | 300 | |||
| June 11 | 6:12 PM CDT | EF1 | Kenosha, WI | 0.5 | 75 | |||
| June 11 | 6:12 PM CDT | Unrated | Bureau, IL | 1.4 | 0 | |||
| June 11 | 7:01 PM CDT | Unrated | Lee, IL | 6.0 | 50 | |||
| June 11 | 7:06 PM CDT | EF0 | McLean, IL | 11.0 | 100 | |||
| June 11 | 7:08 PM CDT | Unrated | Kankakee, IL | 0.6 | 50 | |||
| June 11 | 7:11 PM CDT | EF0 | Lake, IN | 6.0 | 150 | |||
| June 11 | 7:20 PM CDT | EF1 | Champaign, IL | 9.1 | 0 | |||
| June 11 | 7:23 PM CDT | EF1 | Ford, IL | 6.9 | 100 | |||
| June 11 | 7:25 PM CDT | EF2 | Lake, IN | 6.5 | 700 | 1 | ||
| June 11 | 7:26 PM CDT | EF1 | Champaign, IL | 3.0 | 150 | |||
| June 11 | 7:32 PM CDT | EF0 | Lake, IN | 4.1 | 150 | |||
| June 11 | 7:36 PM CDT | EF0 | Lake, IN | 12.7 | 200 | |||
| June 11 | 7:39 PM CDT | EF1 | Vermilion, IL | 13.6 | 100 | |||
| June 11 | 7:44 PM CDT | EF1 | Vermilion, IL | 8.1 | 100 | |||
| June 11 | 7:45 PM CDT | EF0 | Iroquois, IL | 2.1 | 250 | |||
| June 11 | 7:48 PM CDT | EF1 | Iroquois, IL | 1.2 | 50 | |||
| June 11 | 7:48 PM CDT | EF3 | Lake, IN | 22.5 | 450 | |||
| June 11 | 7:52 PM CDT | EF1 | DuPage, IL | 3.0 | 400 | |||
| June 11 | 7:58 PM CDT | EF0 | Newton, IN | 12.6 | 200 | |||
| June 11 | 8:58 PM EDT | EF1 | Benton, IN | 12.3 | 250 | |||
| June 11 | 7:58 PM CDT | EF0 | Newton, IN | 15.6 | 200 | |||
| June 11 | 8:59 PM EDT | EF0 | Warren, IN | 10.5 | 75 | |||
| June 11 | 8:04 PM CDT | EF0 | DuPage, IL | 1.3 | 150 | |||
| June 11 | 8:15 PM CDT | EF2 | Cook, IL | 8.3 | 350 | 6 | ||
| June 11 | 8:23 PM CDT | Unrated | Porter, IN | 0.2 | 10 | |||
| June 11 | 9:29 PM EDT | EF0 | Barry, MI | 4.6 | 50 | |||
| June 11 | 9:31 PM EDT | EF0 | Kent, MI | 4.2 | 70 | |||
| June 11 | 9:31 PM EDT | EF0 | Carroll, IN | 3.4 | 75 | |||
| June 11 | 9:43 PM EDT | EF0 | Carroll, IN | 0.3 | 25 | |||
| June 11 | 9:46 PM EDT | EF1 | Cass, IN | 0.8 | 250 | |||
| June 11 | 9:58 PM EDT | EF1 | Cass, IN | 1.5 | 100 | |||
| June 11 | 10:11 PM EDT | EF1 | Marshall, IN | 0.7 | 125 | |||
| June 11 | 10:22 PM EDT | EF1 | Wabash, IN | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | ||
| June 11 | 10:22 PM EDT | EF1 | Marshall, IN | 3.4 | 300 | |||
| June 11 | 10:33 PM EDT | EF1 | Huntington, IN | 5.8 | 75 | |||
| June 11 | 10:39 PM EDT | EF1 | Huntington, IN | 7.9 | 50 | |||
| June 11 | 10:42 PM EDT | EF2 | Elkhart, IN | 6.1 | 100 | 1 | ||
| June 11 | 10:44 PM EDT | EF1 | Huntington, IN | 0.7 | 25 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.
Sources
NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.