Roger Erikson of the National Weather Service confirmed to the Southwest Daily News that a tornado touched down in DeQuincy late Tuesday morning."We had a storm, and we saw it on the radar, Erikson said.
"It is confirmed, and it was about three quarters of a mile long," he continued.
DeQuincy Police officials said that there was some damage due to high winds in the area.
The tornado has been confirmed as an EF-1 tornado, which is the next to lowest on the Enhance Fujita Scale. EF-1 tornados typically have wind speeds of 86 to 110 miles per hour. Source
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