National Weather Service is ‘sure’ a tornado hit Vanderburgh County on Wednesday

EVANSVILLE – The National Weather is “sure” a tornado of some kind ripped through Vanderburgh County during a barrage of storms Wednesday night.

During a conference call Thursday morning, lead forecaster Justin Gibbs with the Paducah, Kentucky-based office said radar captured a “tornado debris signature” in parts of the city and county. That’s when pieces of dirt or other detritus get thrown into the air and show up on radar. It’s often a sign a tornado has touched down.

It’s too early to say how big the suspected twister may have been…

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