INDIANAPOLIS -- Five tornadoes touched down Tuesday night as severe weather swept through south-central Indiana.
The Indianapolis National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday that five tornadoes were spotted in Decatur, Rush and Shelby counties, all to the southeast of Indianapolis.
An EF0 tornado landed near Greensburg in northern Decatur County with peak winds of 81 mph, an EF0 tornado was spotted near St. Paul in Shelby County with peak winds of 85 mph and three more tornadoes were found in Rush County.
Two EF1 tornadoes (with peak wind speeds of 110 mph) and one EFU (unknown) tornado were observed in Rush County throughout Tuesday evening.
In its report, NWS said that damage surveys found signs of tree damage and some minor structural damage throughout the affected areas.
NWS said its crews also utilized video footage as part of its survey process. The report said the survey was difficult due to "several supercell thunderstorms moving across the same area and each producing weak tornadoes."
The report concluded by adding that the tornadoes observed in Shelby, Decatur and Rush counties could have been on the ground for longer periods of time but the open farmland in the rural areas prevented the survey team from moving forward in some sections.
NWS said witnesses described seeing "small, rope tornadoes and bouncing across the landscape."
Rush County
Storm damage was largely restricted to southern Rush County where NWS received reports that multiple softwood pine trees were snapped around 10 feet above the ground and that some homes and barns had sustained minimal damage. The report added that one barn in the area had its metal roofing pulled back and thrown off.
NWS classified one of the tornadoes that landed in a soybean farm field near 635 East as an EFU for unknown because no damage occurred, making it difficult for survey crews to accurately rate the storm and provide a wind speed.
A brief tornado was observed in the area and struck a metal barn, causing debris to fly in multiple directions before dissipating in a nearby field to the east.
Shelby County
NWS said it received reports describing multiple small to medium-sized trees that were found either uprooted or missing large limbs. A few homes had gutters torn off and a barn sustained some roof damage.
Decatur County
NWS reported that multiple power lines were damaged along 550 East and North 700 East while some larger trees were left with broken branches.
Surveys are set to continue throughout the rest of the week, likely increasing the count for the Hoosier State.