NWS Confirms Six Tornadoes Touched Down In The Tri-State

Investigators with the National Weather Service confirmed that as many as six tornadoes slammed into the tri-state on Tuesday.

First, an EF-1 with 105 miles per hour winds, hit near Grove Center in Union County.

Next, an EF-1 with 100 MPH winds spawned between Morganfield and Uniontown.

An EF-3 with 1540 mph winds hit Mt. Vernon destroying a warehouse and derailing a train.

There was an EF-1 strike near Springfield and an EF-2 near Poseyville.

The last, an EF-1 hit Gibson County near Patoka.