Low grade tornado touched down near BG Wednesday night

The National Weather Service has confirmed  that a tornado touched down at about 9:06 Wednesday night just southwest of Pemberville, near Bowling Green.

With top winds of 74 mph, the tornado was ranked EF 0 (zero), the lowest on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The Weather Service, which said the finding was preliminary, calculated the width at a maximum of 20 yards with a path of just over 70 yards.