Tornado funnel spotted east of Jay County fairgrounds

Heard on: Jay IN Law Dispatch Group Calls

01:56

00:00

I've got rotation.

00:01

It's not on the ground yet here, but it's just east of the fairgrounds.

00:06

388.

00:08

88, I also see that.

00:11

Do we have a tornado warning, Jay County?

00:16

Negative at this time.

00:21

Clear. The tornado sirens are going off.

00:24

I'm not sure who set them off.

00:26

100 North and just try to follow it.

00:30

I'm gonna go on out east on 100 North and just try to follow it.

00:35

I'm here at McDonald's.

00:38

Yeah, you guys, I'll take 26 East up down here.

00:42

I'm in town.

00:45

Fair. This one just went over the fairgrounds.

00:47

It had one funnel that started towards the ground, but it went back up.

00:53

Jay County 38-600.

00:55

Go ahead, 38600.

01:00

County, the weather service is aware of that rotation.

01:05

10-9.

01:08

Jay County, the weather service is aware of that rotation.

01:11

I did make contact.

01:15

Clear, 38600.

01:19

I can't see anything.

01:20

Eighty-eight.

01:23

Past two weeks now, it's slowed down considerably.

01:26

There's still a little bit of rotation, but it's not trying to make its way to the ground anymore.

01:32

I think once the rain started, it calmed it down a little bit.

01:36

All

01:44

Jay County units,

01:46

be advised the National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Jay County until 8:45.

01:54

Jay County Sheriff's Department, 0800.

8/11/2026 04:53 AM

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Tornado funnel spotted east of Jay County fairgrounds

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Tornado funnel spotted east of Jay County fairgrounds

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