UPDATE – The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office says the National Weather Service confirmed that there was a tornado in the county on Tuesday afternoon.

The tornado was in the area of 6142 Road H-5, a little south of Leipsic, at around 2:40 Tuesday afternoon.

When deputies arrived on the scene they found a structure heavily damaged.

A homeowner advised that there were no injuries.

The National Weather Service says it was an EF-0 tornado with winds up to 65 miles per hour and that nothing was seen on radar.

WTOL-11 Meteorologist Chris Vickers says it was a landspout tornado, which is different from a traditional tornado as it originates near the surface and extends upward.

And landspout tornadoes are typically shorter in duration and much weaker than traditional tornadoes.

ORIGINAL STORY –

WTOL-11 Meteorologist Chris Vickers is reporting that a tornado likely touched down briefly in Putnam County on Tuesday afternoon, causing dome damage.

He says this pic that was submitted is in the area of State Route 65, Road 5F, and State Route 613.

The tornado touched down sometime between 2:45 and 3 p.m.

In the picture, it appears a roof has been torn off a building.

The National Weather Service said conditions on Tuesday were favorable for funnel clouds to form and some could briefly touch down.