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Weather Service confirms tornado hit southwest Indiana city

Posted February 11, 2019 6:00 am

The Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 photo, a man looks out from a window of a damaged home following a storm in Oakland City, Ind. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP) The Associated Press

OAKLAND CITY, Ind. (AP) - The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado toppled trees and damaged homes last week in a small southwestern Indiana community.

The weather service's Paducah, Kentucky, office says a survey crew determined that an EF-1 tornado swept through Oakland City last Thursday with peak winds of 110 mph (177 kilometers per hour).

The storm left a trail of damage that extended more than 2ˆ½ miles (4 kilometers) and included roof damage to several homes and large toppled trees in the Gibson County community of about 2,400 residents about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Evansville.

The tornado also tore away most of the roof of a storage building at a golf course.

Last Thursday's storms also dumped heavy rainfall across central and southern Indiana, causing flooding.

In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 photo, Tracy Tinsley surveys the damage to her property following a storm in Oakland, Ind. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP) The Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 photo, wooden studs are strewn across a neighborhood street in Oakland City, Ind., after a storm hit the Gibson County town. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP) The Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 photo, various debris is strewn across a damaged mobile home following a storm in Oakland City, Ind. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP) The Associated Press

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