2022 Fort Wayne tornado (Blackford)

the 2022 Fort Wayne tornado was a long-lived, destructive and deadly tornado which impacted the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 5, 2022. Fort Wayne was Indiana's second largest city at the time of the tornado, and the nighttime tornado produced a high death toll as a result.

Meteorological history
On May 4, 2022, the SPC issued a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms, including the possibility of strong tornadoes, for the overnight hours and into the morning hours of May 5, 2022.

CAPE values neared 3,000 J/kg across the region, which made for the possibility of a violent tornado outbreak. The SPC acknowledged this and issued PDS Tornado Watch #135 at 0055 and until 0700.

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