An EF-1 tornado touched down in Southern Indiana early Saturday, the National Weather Service of Louisville confirmed after surveying storm damage in the area.
A preliminary report shows the tornado hit in Underwood, Indiana, at about 4:45 a.m. with estimated peak winds of 90 mph, said Evan Webb, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service of Louisville.
The weather service said it was conducting surveys Saturday in Southern Indiana and north central Kentucky to inspect damage from early morning storms, according to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
A Facebook post from Clark County Emergency Management-Indiana also stated that the NWS of Louisville is going to determine if the damages there were from a tornado or straight-line wind.
Parts of Indiana and Kentucky were placed under a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Saturday, the NWS of Louisville stated at 9:36 a.m. First responders in Clark County have answered more than 30 calls for service since 5 a.m. Saturday related to the storm.