Weather service confirms tornado in Montgomery County
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has confirmed a tornado hit about noon Wednesday near New Ross in eastern Montgomery County.
The tornado had maximum winds of 65 mph. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, the tornado was ranked an EF-0. The tornado touched down at 11:58 p.m. Wednesday in a rural area south of the intersection of U.S. 136 and County Road 1050 East, which is about a quarter-mile southeast of the town of New Ross. The tornado crossed U.S. 136 and lifted about a quarter-mile to the east. No injuries were reported. The tornado damaged a house, an outbuilding, and two garages. A grill was thrown about 20 yards.
The tornado was part of a line of severe thunderstorms that moved across the Hoosier state.
The weather service reports storms also blew over two semitractor-trailers on I-65 about 3 miles northwest of the Whitestown exit for State Road 267.
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Storm Track 8 tweeted at 3:56 p.m. Eastern that no more tornado watches were within the main WISH-TV viewing area. Rain was set to move out of central Indiana between 6-7 p.m.
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The tornado watch for Marion County is canceled.
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A tornado warning remains in effect until 1:45 p.m. for southeastern Wells and southwestern Adams Counties.
At 1:27 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Geneva, or 8 miles southwest of Berne, moving east at 50 mph.
The storm will be around Geneva at 1:35 p.m. and Berne around 1:40 p.m.
Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
1:30 p.m.
The tornado warning for east central Wells County has been allowed to expire because the storm that prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
The tornado warning for northeastern Blackford and south central Wells Counties will expire at 1:30 p.m. because the storm that prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
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A tornado warning is in effect for parts of Wells, Adams, and Jay Counties until 1:45 p.m.
At 1:21 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Pennville, or 12 miles northeast of Hartford City, moving east at 50 mph.
This storm will be near Geneva at 1:35 p.m. and Berne around 1:40 p.m.
Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
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A tornado warning is in effect for parts of Huntington and Wells Counties until 1:30 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles south of Markle, or 8 miles west of Bluffton, moving NE at 50 mph.
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A line of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Shelby, Hancock, Morgan, Johnson, southeastern Hendricks, northeastern Owen, Marion, and southern Hamilton Counties through 1:15 p.m.
Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are expected and gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near Carmel at around 12:40 p.m. nad Fishers and Martinsville at around 12:50 p.m.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Indianapolis,
Lawrence and Franklin.
This includes the following highways:
- Interstate 65 between mile markers 92 and 127.
- Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 203.
- Interstate 70 between mile markers 50 and 105.
- Interstate 74 between mile markers 67 and 103.
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AES Indiana says there are about 2,400 customers without power around Indianapolis.
Most of the outages are clustered on the city’s northwest side, with about 500 people without power in Nora.
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A tornado watch that was in place for several Indiana counties — Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, and St. Joseph — has been canceled.
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The tornado warning for Boone and Montgomery Counties has been allowed to expire.
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A tornado warning is in effect until 12:15 p.m. for southwestern Boone County and southeastern Montgomery County.
At 11:53 a.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles southeast of Crawfordsville, moving east at 45 mph.
Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
This dangerous storm will be near Jamestown and Advance around 12:05 p.m.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Lebanon and Ulen.
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
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A severe thunderstorm warning is in place until 12:30 p.m. for parts of Hendricks, Marion, Boone, Hamilton, and Montgomery Counties.
At 11:51 a.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Crawfordsville to 14 miles north of Greencastle, moving east at 45 mph.
Wind gusts of 60 mph are expected and damage to roofs, siding, and trees is likely.
Areas in the path of the storm include Advance, New Ross, Jamestown, Lebanon, Ulen, Whitestown, Lizton, Brownsburg, Pittsboro, Westfield and Sheridan.
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AES has restored power to some customers, but more than 4,200 people are still without electricity.
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A special weather statement has been issued for Indianapolis, Fishers, and Muncie until 9:45 a.m.
A severe thunderstorm was located near Southport, moving northeast at 85 mph.
Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damage to roofs, siding, and trees is expected.
This includes the following highways:
- Interstate 65 between mile markers 99 and 119.
- Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 208.
- Interstate 70 between mile markers 69 and 106.
- Interstate 74 between mile markers 93 and 99.
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About 2,360 Indiana & Michigan Power customers in St.; Joseph County are without power.
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About 1,000 Duke Energy customers in Danville are without power due to severe thunderstorms. Some traffic lights might not be working. These intersections should be treated as four-way stops.
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A severe thunderstorm warning is in place until 9 a.m. for parts of Morgan, Monroe, Johnson, Hendricks, and Owen Counties.
At 8:30 a.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencer, or 13 miles northwest of Bloomington, moving northeast at 70 mph.
Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
Areas in the path of this storm include Gosport, Paragon, Quincy, Martinsville, Monrovia, Bethany, Centerton, Mooresville, Brooklyn, Waverly, and Plainfield. This includes I-70 between mile markers 50 and 66.
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A wind advisory is in place until 8 p.m. for much of the state including central Indiana.
Wind gusts up to 45 mph are possible this afternoon, with additional winds up to 35 mph possible tonight.
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Widely scattered strong to severe thunderstorms primarily capable of damaging wind gusts of 55 – 70 mph are possible Wednesday morning for central and southwest Indiana, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center says.
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