NWS confirms EF1 tornado hit Ohio County, Indiana during Tuesday severe weather

WEST UNION, Ohio — The National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado hit Ohio County, Indiana during severe weather Tuesday night.

The tornado hit just south of Dillsboro, Indiana, before 6 p.m. Tuesday, the NWS said. Its maximum wind speed was 100 miles per hour and had a path length of 3.4 miles. No one was injured or killed.

Officials confirmed two additional EF1 tornadoes from that same storm earlier this week.

A survey of damage in Mason County, Kentucky, found an EF1 tornado touched down. The NWS said it started near Minerva and lifted near the Ohio River.

The tornado was confirmed by radar at around 7:30 p.m. A Tornado Warning went into effect for that area of Brown County and Mason County, Kentucky, around 15 minutes before the confirmation.

An EF1 tornado also hit near West Union, Ohio, the NWS said.

While a survey of the area remains ongoing, officials said damage shows a tornado started near the intersection of Brier Ridge Road and Robinson Hollow Road, lifting near Adams Lake State Park. EF1 tornadoes are described as having severe wind gusts at around 86-110 miles per hour.

A final assessment is expected to be completed by Wednesday night.

Our crew in West Union saw flooding, fallen trees, damaged homes and a crew working to clear debris from the road on Wednesday morning.

A house was destroyed on Robinson Hallow Road and at least one person was taken to the hospital on Tuesday night.

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