Two tornadoes touched down near Lafayette as part of a line of storms that swept across several states June 18, the National Weather Service’s Indianapolis office has concluded.
The strong thunderstorms that knocked out power across Indiana the afternoon of June 18 spawned two EF0 tornadoes west and northwest of Lafayette as they skipped along a path across much of Tippecanoe County, the NWS said June 19. Most of the damage in the county was from straight-line winds, but the two tornadoes damaged trees and caused minor damage to two houses, according to the weather service.
The tornadoes were a third to half a mile in length with estimated maximum winds of 75-80 mph, the NWS said.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Tornadoes touched down near Lafayette, Indiana, on June 18, NWS says