伊利诺伊州与印第安纳州遭多股龙卷风袭击，Kouts一带EF3龙卷摧毁多栋住宅
2026年6月11日，美国伊利诺伊州北部与印第安纳州西北部遭遇多股龙卷风袭击。美国国家气象局芝加哥办公室的灾后调查逐条记录了当天的龙卷路径，其中最强的一股在印第安纳州波特县 Kouts 以北达到EF3峰值强度，多栋住宅被摧毁。
气象局记录显示，Kouts龙卷先在莱克县 I-65 以东的乡村触地，向东北进入波特县南部，越过231号公路后增强扩大，在 Kouts 以北至波特县与拉波特县交界以西达到EF3峰值：数栋住宅被摧毁，两组高压输电塔被剪断倒塌，地面出现明显冲刷、农作物受损；龙卷进入拉波特县后减弱，最终在 S 1050 W Road 一带消散，沿途还损坏了树木与住宅。
同日另一股强龙卷在伊利诺伊州 Livingston 与 La Salle 两县交界的 Streator 东南侧达到峰值，Sunbury Drive 一带多户住宅严重受损，有住宅只剩下最内侧的墙体，气象局判定该处破坏与约145英里每小时的EF3级风力相符；该龙卷其后转向偏北，在 E 19th Road 一带造成EF2级破坏后抬升。
气象局芝加哥办公室责任区内当天还记录了 Osage Township、Rowe-Dwight、Merrillville-Hobart、Cedar Lake 等多股龙卷，破坏以树木、屋顶与农舍为主。气象局提醒，龙卷过后进入灾区应避开倒塌的输电设施与不稳定的建筑残体，具体受灾统计以当地应急管理部门发布为准。
Multiple Tornadoes Strike Illinois and Indiana, With EF3 Near Kouts Destroying Homes
Multiple tornadoes struck northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana on June 11, 2026. Damage surveys by the National Weather Service office in Chicago documented the day's tornado tracks one by one, with the strongest reaching peak EF3 intensity north of Kouts in Porter County, Indiana, where several homes were destroyed.
According to the survey, the Kouts tornado first touched down in rural Lake County east of Interstate 65 and tracked northeast into southern Porter County, growing in size and intensity after crossing U.S. Highway 231. From just north of Kouts to just west of the Porter and LaPorte county line, it reached its peak intensity of EF3: several homes were destroyed, two separate sets of high-tension power trusses were sheared apart and collapsed, and there was significant scouring of the ground and damage to crops. The tornado weakened as it crossed into LaPorte County and dissipated after damaging trees and residences along S 1050 W Road.
Another strong tornado that day peaked on the southeast side of Streator, near the Livingston and La Salle county line in Illinois, where several houses along Sunbury Drive were heavily damaged and at one residence only the innermost walls were left standing. The Weather Service rated the damage in that area consistent with EF3 winds of around 145 miles per hour. The tornado then turned nearly due north, causing EF2-caliber damage to several residences along E 19th Road before lifting.
The Chicago office also documented tornadoes that day including Osage Township, Rowe-Dwight, Merrillville-Hobart and Cedar Lake, with damage mostly to trees, roofs and farm buildings. The Weather Service advises people entering affected areas to avoid downed power infrastructure and unstable debris, and notes that official damage totals rest with local emergency management agencies.
来源：美国国家气象局
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图片来源：图：印第安纳州波特县 Kouts 附近一栋单层住宅被高端EF3龙卷完全摧毁，只剩地基与楼梯（本事件灾调照片，画面遮挡为原图隐私处理）。美国国家气象局芝加哥办公室摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A single-story home near Kouts in Porter County, Indiana, completely destroyed by a high-end EF3 tornado, with only the foundation and stairs remaining (survey photo of this event; black boxes are privacy redactions in the original). Photo by the National Weather Service Chicago, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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