UPDATED: Tornado Confirmed In Lake County

An EF-0 tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service from that storm we were tracking LIVE near Cedar Lake into the Crown Point on Friday night. Here’s the track of the storm from the NWS:

The details from the National Weather Service:

Cedar Lake to Crown Point, IN Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75-85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/10/2021
Start Time:             10:05 PM CST
Start Location:         3 NNW Cedar Lake / Lake County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          41.41 / -87.46

End Date:               12/10/2021
End Time:               10:10 PM CST
End Location:           1 NNW Crown Point / Lake County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            41.43 / -87.37

Survey Summary:
This fast moving tornado caused primarily tree damage along its
nearly five mile path, with numerous snapped tree limbs and
several trees downed. One power pole was downed. In addition,
scattered light to moderate roof damage occurred, with no other
structural damage noted. The damage was consistent with mid to
higher end EF-0 intensity.

There were additional damaging wind reports with these storms all over the Midwest and Ohio Valley:

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