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Two tornadoes touched down in Miami County early Wednesday morning

Miami County Sheriff's Office
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes touched down in Miami County, Kansas, early Wednesday morning.

The NWS says both tornadoes were rated EF-0 with wind speeds of 80 and 85 mph.

The Miami County Sheriff's Department says there were no injuries reported.

According to the sheriff's department, Miami County never entered into a severe thunderstorm warning, tornado watch or warning, which is why storm sirens were not activated.

Storm sirens are activated when either a storm spotter observes rotation in the sky, the NWS notifies them of radar indicated rotation or a tornado warning is issued, per the sheriff's department.