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NWS confirms Sunday storms produced tornado

Posted at 3:38 PM, May 03, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-03 15:38:04-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday a severe storm that hit Central Indiana over the weekend produced a tornado in Montgomery County.

The NWS said the EF-0 tornado touched down at 8:38 p.m. and was on the ground for 0.1 miles. Its peak wind speeds were estimated at 70 miles per hour.

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The tornado touched down in a field. No damage or injuries were reported.

It was the second tornado to hit Central Indiana in a week.

On April 28, an EF-1 tornado touched down in Boone County, destroying a barn and damaging a home in Zionsville.

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No injuries were reported from that tornado either.