NWS Confirms Switz Co. Tornado

(Switzerland County, Ind.) - The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado did touch down in northern Switzerland County on Friday afternoon.

 

The tornado was first spotted in a field near Center Square by a sheriff’s deputy at about 4:30 p.m.

 

Meteorologists say the twister was an EF0 with winds between 65 and 85 MPH.

 

There were no reports of damage or any injuries.

 

Southeast Indiana's latest tornado came exactly three weeks after a EF 3 tornado struck the town of Holton in Ripley County on March 2.

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