EF 1 tornado touches down over weekend

EF 1 tornado touches down over weekend

Severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and tornado watches kept many in Marshall County on their toes this weekend.

EF-1 tornado destroys home near Philipp

At about 4:47 p.m. Saturday, Brooklyn Porter could see a funnel cloud beyond the distant tree line in an open farm field across the road from her property. Moments earlier, an emergency weather alert tone and message on her cellphone had warned of impending danger. The area was already under a tornado watch, but this was different.