Small tornado touches down in Jackson County Wednesday morning

A small tornado touched down in a field in Jackson County this morning, causing little to no damage according to forecasters.

According to the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, the 10-yard wide tornado touched down in an open field at about 10:31 a.m. this morning south of the Freeman Field Airport and lifted off again after about a minute and less than two tenths of a mile later. There is no estimate of peak wind speeds and the twister is being rated as an EF-U. That means that the rating can not be determined due to the lack of damage.

The Jennings County Emergency Management Department is reporting that a cold air funnel formed in a thunderstorm over North Vernon this morning. According to the weather service, cold air funnels can form in storms in deep, cold core, large-scale low pressure systems. These funnel clouds are smooth and narrow and normally drop down only a few hundred feet, rotating like a top and last a few minutes before dissipating.

In rare cases when cold air funnels reach the ground they cause only minor damage.

The wind speed of the Jennings County funnel was estimated at only 30 mph.