Brief tornado touchdown reported southeast of Greencastle

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INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — A tornado touched down briefly Tuesday night southeast of Greencastle, which is about an hour’s drive southwest of Indianapolis, the local emergency management authorities confirmed.

At least three tornado warnings were issued Tuesday in Indiana, and more were expected on Wednesday.

Much of Indiana was under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said.

Indianapolis and the surrounding counties were in the watch area. The watch extended into Illinois.

Counties in the watch were Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fountain, Fulton, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jasper, Jay, Johnson, Kosciusko, LaGrange, La Porte, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Noble, Owen, Parke, Porter, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Shelby, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren, Wells, White and Whitley.

On Wednesday, high-end severe weather appeared to be likely in the region as an unusually strong storm system, by June standards, was expected.

WRTV Meteorologist Ryan Morse said two rounds of showers and storms are expected on Wednesday, with the second being the bigger issue. As of Tuesday, a moderate risk was in place for spots northwest of Indianapolis on Wednesday, while most of central Indiana was at an enhanced risk.