AKRON - The National Weather Service  confirmed an EF0 tornado briefly swept through the Macy and Akron areas Wednesday.
The peak wind speed of the EF0 was 85 mph for about 2.72 miles, with a maximum path width of 100 yards.
It started at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday in Macy, Miami County, and ended three minutes later in Akron in Fulton County.
The NWS’s online survey summary states that the tornado touched down east of North CR 25W, south of Pleasant Hill Road where an outbuilding in a wooded area was flipped from north to south against a tree and some debris was thrown to the southwest.
The tornado reached peak intensity at the intersection of Meridian and Pleasant Hill Road, where one of two older barns suffered extensive damage. The majority of the barn remained at the site, but roof and siding materials were visible across fields and in trees into Fulton County. Four of eight center pivot spans were flipped near the damaged barn.
The tornado crossed South CR 100E, East CR 350S and South CR 1075E before dissipating with mainly tree damaged observed.
NWS and Emergency Management Agency officials also completed a survey of damage near and northeast of the Cass County Airport in Logansport. Video footage of a funnel was received from EMA southwest of Logansport, but the damage found in the area was “inconclusive regarding whether a tornado touched down” and will be ruled as straight line winds.
A NWS meteorologist said Logansport is still being assessed, but any changes to findings will be posted.
Peak severe weather in this area, and in Indiana, is mid to late spring to early summer, she said, but can happen as early as March to as late as September. Severe thunderstorm warnings can be issued any month of the year, but the peak is spring and summer.
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EFO, 65 to 85 mph; EF1, 86 to 110 mph; EF2, 111 to 135 mph; EF3, 136 to 165 mph; EF4, 166 to 200 mph; and EF5, greater than 200 mph.