Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency was notified by the US National Weather Service’s (NWS) Chicago office that a second tornado has been confirmed to have touched down during the severe weather outbreak that occurred Friday night (04/17).

After further review of data and site visits by the damage assessment team from the NWS, the damage that was surveyed at the Knauth Farm outside of Milford has been designated as a tornado, and as the path continued east into Darrow, the tornado sheared fairly new power poles off at the base just south of US Highway 24 near Effner, at the Newton County, Indiana, line. The strength of the wind required to fell the poles in that way earned the tornado an EF-2 rating. The tornado continued into Newton County.

As future data is received and analyzed and as further in person damage assessments are made, other areas of damage may also be designated as tornadoes. Updates and subsequent press releases may be issued as needed.

Scott Anderson, Director

Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency