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Tuesday’s storms did involve tornadoes

Touchdowns reported in Greene and Vanderburgh Counties.
(photo of damage near Worthington from the Greene County Daily World http://www.gcdailyworld.com/story/2299253.html)
 
 

 
Tornado activity has been confirmed from Tuesday’s storms that rolled through. The twisters were in Greene County and in Evansville.
The EF-0 twister with peak winds of 85 mph was on the ground near Worthington for about a minute and traveled about 175 yards, damaging a barn. It had a maximum width of 75 yards.
The National Weather Service says an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 100 mph carved a 7½-mile path north of Evansville. It damaged at least eight buildings and downed utility poles and lines.  It also peeled up a metal roof and uprooted dozens of trees.  That tornado had a maximum path width was 250 yards. It was on the ground about 10 minutes.
There was also a confirmed tornado that day in Boone County.
 

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