He added that residents took the approaching storms seriously, which he thinks prevented more injuries from occurring.
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A vehicle rests on another after a tornado struck in Kokomo, Ind., Wednesday. The area was hit by tornados Wednesday afternoon.
Pence arrived in Kokomo by helicopter and is viewing storm damage in the area and in other parts of central in hit by the storms.
The National Weather Service says at least eight tornadoes touched down on Wednesday causing substantial damage. It was unclear how many touched down.
Following a survey of damage caused by Wednesday’s powerful storms that caused destruction in IN and OH, the National Weather Service has confirmed that tornadoes did touch down in Allen and Adams County.
“It’s insane. It’s a madhouse”, said Mitchell Carlson, a maintenance technician at the Park Place Apartments in Kokomo.
He estimated 20 to 30 cars had been damaged by falling tree limbs and air conditioners. “So, I guess we’re all blessed at the Park Place”.
Donald Trump’s running mate arrived in Kokomo by helicopter to view the damage Thursday morning, a day after heavy storms spawned tornadoes across north and central Indiana.
Pence returned to his home state Wednesday evening.
Pence returned to IN after campaign stops IN North Carolina on Wednesday. By Friday afternoon, utility Duke Energy reported fewer than 4,000 properties without electricity and estimated all would have power restored by Saturday night.
Twenty people were injured in the storms.
Even customers inside a Kokomo Starbucks leveled when the twister hit were able to walk away. Starbucks released a statement on its website, saying workers and customers at the damaged coffee shop were safe.
But meteorologist Amos Dodson in the agency’s North Webster, Indiana, office says crews are still surveying damage near Peru to determine if it was caused by a tornado. From there, they’ll visit areas impacted by the storms and offer their assistance. The buses were allowed to start moving again a short time later. There was an EF1 tornado on the Carroll County/Howard County line.
Television station WTHR showed images of a toppled Starbucks in Kokomo. At least two tornadoes struck cities in central in on Wednesday, tearing th.
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This photo shows a funnel cloud near Russiaville, Ind., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016.
