Weather service confirms 3rd Indiana tornado in February storms

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The National Weather Service at Indianapolis has confirmed a third tornado from storms that moved across the state a week ago.

A small tornado touched down west of Greensburg in Decatur County on Feb. 19, according to a National Weather Service damage survey. No injuries or property damage were reported during the brief evening event.

The tornado was assigned a rating of EFU, a designation used for tornadoes that do not cause damage that would allow for a wind speed estimate. The National Weather Service confirmed the touchdown through video footage of the storm.

The Decatur County tornado began at 8:35 p.m. Feb. 19 approximately 3 miles west of Greensburg. It traveled northeast for nearly a mile before lifting 2 miles west of the city 2 minutes later. The storm reached a maximum width of 25 yards along its 0.92-mile path. Because the tornado did not strike any structures or trees, the weather service could not estimate its peak wind speeds.

Greensburg is about a hour’s drive southeast of downtown Indianapolis.

Previously, the weather service reported on two Feb. 19 tornadoes that left damage but no injuries.

The one in Bloomington, initially assessed as an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fuji...