10 tornadoes touched down in Indiana, the weather service says. Here's the all-time record

Ten tornadoes touched down in Indiana on Saturday night, one more than the previous total, the National Weather Service in Indianapolis confirmed Tuesday.

NWS meteorologist Crystal Pettet told IndyStar a tornado briefly blew through Brown County. The brief storm was an EF-0, with winds of 70 miles per hour.

Ten tornadoes may sound like a lot. But's not even close to the all-time record in Indiana. According to the NWS, 37 tornadoes tore through Indiana on June 2, 1990. That number includes both tornadoes that formed in Indiana and crossed into the state from surrounding areas, Pettet said. 

The NWS doesn't expect the number for June 15 to climb, Pettet said.

The rash of twisters on Saturday includes two touchdowns in southeastern Marion County separated by just seven minutes and about 7 miles. The first tornado was an EF-1 storm that touched down at 7:26 p.m. southwest of Beech Grove.

According to the NWS, the storm traveled 1.86 miles, crossing Emerson Avenue to damage Beech Grove High School and the Beech Meadow apartment complex before coming to an end at 7:30 p.m. The tornado had peak wind speeds of 100 mph and a width of 200 yards.

The second Marion County tornado touched down near Brookville Road and East Raymond Street at 7:37 p.m. The brief, EF-0 storm produced 70 mph winds and traveled 0.9 miles before ending at 7:38 p.m.

Tornadoes aren't unusual in Indiana. An October 2018 study suggests that twister destruction is trending up in the Midwest and Southeast, while declining in the Great Plains. 

IndyStar reporter Justin Mack contributed to this report.

Contact IndyStar reporter Crystal Hill at 317-444-6094 or cnhill@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter: @crysnhill.