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VIDEO: Tornado Touches Down In Springfield VIDEO: Tornado Touches Down In Springfield
Video: Tornado Touches Down In Springfield A tornado that touched down on Rt. 22 in Springfield was captured on video Wednesday afternoon as a wave of storms passed through the area.  The National Weather Service confirmed the EF-0 tornado touched downat 2:47 p.m. and lasted nearly four minutes at speeds up to 70 mph. The funnel,  seen mostly in the first few seconds of a video posted to Facebook, is seen sending debris flying as it makes contact with the ground.  One witness reported seeing the mayhem caused as the cloud spiraled though a business in the 300 block of Rt. 22.  "At Christmas Tree Store and the shopping cart holder …