An emergency-management official identified as Terry briefed Greene County commissioners on Jan. 6 about a Dec. 26 severe storm that the National Weather Service later classified as an EF‑1 tornado.

Terry said the NWS estimated wind speeds of approximately 100 miles per hour, a ground track of about 1.12 miles and a width near 75 yards. Following state assessment, 53 structures were reported damaged: 24 single-family homes with minor damage, two mobile homes with minor damage and one mobile home with major damage (totaled), 18 commercial buildings with minor damage and nine commercial buildings with major damage. Eleven people were displaced and one person sustained minor injuries and was treated and released. The Red Cross provided housing assistance to most displaced residents; one family remained in need of a rental.

Terry said Greene County received $18,457 from the state as reimbursement for an all-hazard mitigation plan. He told commissioners that sirens in Linton did not sound because the system was tied to tornado warnings and the event was initially issued as a severe‑thunderstorm warning; the tornado warning did not activate until the storm reached Bloomfield. He also noted that local and neighboring agencies assisted over several days and that inspectors from the state cleared or restricted entry to downtown businesses depending on structural assessments.

Terry said the county did not meet the threshold for additional assistance based on damage assessment, and that some buildings declared unsafe will require certified structural-engineer inspections before entry or repair.