The tornado in Jay County was an EF-1 with winds around 100 mph when it hit the town of Portland on Sept. 22.
PORTLAND, Ind. — The National Weather Service and the Jay County Emergency Management Agency were on the ground Monday in Portland, Indiana looking at damage caused by one of two tornadoes that touched down in Indiana around 8 p.m. Sunday.
“One of our officers actually spotted the rotation and made the call to set those sirens off,” Jay County EMA director Samantha Rhodehamel said.
According to Rhodehamel, the tornado left 38 residential properties with minor to major damage.
Four commercial properties were also hit by the tornado, including Jay County Jr.-Sr. High School and the American Legion.
Rhodehamel toured the school Monday morning, which remained closed, with the district announcing there would also be no classes on Tuesday.
According to Rhodehamel, the roof covering the part of the building with the junior high and library came off, as well as …