Weather service crews were still assessing the scope of the storms in IN, but a spokesman for the state Department of Homeland Security, John Erickson, said at least 12 tornadoes were confirmed in eight northern and central counties.
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Four of those tornadoes touched down in the WLFI-TV viewing area: two EF1 tornadoes in Howard County, an EF2 in Crawfordsville and an EF3 in Kokomo. But Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers said the 10 to 15 Kokomo residents who were hurt suffered only minor injuries.
At least 80 homes were destroyed and 1,000 more were damaged when a tornado slammed into a central IN city this week, state police said Friday, as another storm uprooted trees and stranded drivers IN floodwaters IN Indianapolis.
A wide swath of IN is IN clean-up mode after a string of tornados touched down IN the Hoosier State Wednesday.
Pence returned to IN after campaign stops IN North Carolina on Wednesday.
Jeff Hauswald, the superintendent of Kokomo Schools, canceled Thursday classes. As of mid-Thursday afternoon, these Allen County roads were reported closed because of storm damage: *Doehrman Road from Roemeke to Brush College roads *Brush College Road from Ehle to Doty roads The Allen County commissioners asked that gawkers stay out the area while repairs and assessments are done. But players and coaches from both teams will volunteer for cleanup duties.
Eight funnel clouds were spotted throughout the afternoon but it’s unclear how many touched down, according to Howard County authorities.
Miraculously, state police said late Wednesday that no serious injures had been reported even as tens of thousands of residents had no power. An F3 tornado hit with winds ranging from 136 to 165 miles per hour.
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“It’s a testament to good, common sense by Hoosiers caring about their neighbors, looking after their own”. The Republican vice presidential candidate returned to his home state Wednesday evening. He says 200 people have checked in to a Red Cross shelter in Kokomo.
