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Tornado confirmed in south Jones County | Local News

A tornado did touch down in Jones County on Tuesday morning, but it apparently only took out trees despite traveling more than 8-1/2 miles on the ground, according to the National Weather Service.

The F1 twister touched down just after 8 a.m. and had wind speeds of 90 mph and was 250 yards wide as it went 8.6 miles on a path that started along Highway 29 South, just north of the Johnson Community.

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