tornadoes in indiana and kokomo

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tornadoes in indiana and kokomo

8:37 AM update: At least eight tornadoes ripped through Indiana Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported.

More than 18,000 Duke Energy customers were still without power Thursday morning, more than 17,000 of those affected were in Kokomo, which weathered the worst of the storm damage.

"We are very blessed to tell you we don't have any serious injuries," Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers said during a news conference this morning.

Rogers said just 10 to 15 people suffered minor injuries after storms that downed trees, power lines and buildings in Howard County.

Eight confirmed tornadoes ripped through Hendricks, Boone, Hamilton, Tipton and Howard counties Wednesday night, the National Weather Service said.

Six of the tornadoes were produced by a single line of "supercell" storm clouds. Two more thunderstorms produced separate tornadoes in Avon and to the northwest of Lafayette.

The storms damaged homes and two apartment complexes in Kokomo, forcing about 220 people into temporary shelters overnight, Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight said at the news conference.

"We're all very grateful that there were no fatalities and no serious injuries," Goodnight said.

The damage followed a similar path to the tornadoes that struck Kokomo in November 2013, Goodnight said.

"Our hearts are with the people who have experienced this twice," Goodnight said.

Earlier: At least two confirmed tornadoes ripped through Central Indiana on Wednesday, causing only minor injuries but damaging several homes and leaving more than 30,000 people without power, including 3,400 in Indianapolis.

The most damage appeared to occur in Kokomo, where an EF-3 tornado leveled a Starbucks and tore roofs off of apartment buildings, causing city and Howard County officials to declare states of emergency. Wind speeds typically associated with an EF-3 can range anywhere from 136 to 165 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

“Multiple lightning. The sky got black. Wind came through like a train, and everything went black,” said Bob Esposito, a Kokomo resident.

An EF-1 tornado, which can reach wind speeds of 111 to 135 mph, also touched down just east of Crawfordsville in Montgomery County. Tornado watches or warnings were issued in more than 30 counties in Indiana, spanning from Owen and Putnam counties in the west and across the state line and into parts of eastern Ohio. They extended as far north as Huntington and as far south as Bloomington and Columbus.

About a dozen people suffered minor injuries across the state, said Indiana State Police spokesman Capt. David Bursten, with most of those injuries in Howard County. A 5-month-old child suffered a deep cut in Montgomery County, Bursten said.

The storms pulled Gov. Mike Pence off the campaign trail in North Carolina and back to Indiana. The Republican vice presidential candidate visited the state's emergency operations center in Indianapolis. Pence announced that he and Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb plan to survey storm damage in Howard and Montgomery counties on Thursday.

Pence said he would remain in the state “as long as we need" to make sure Hoosiers received the support they needed.

The full extent of the damage sustained in Kokomo — and the rest of the state — was still mostly unknown by sundown.

"It’s a long process, especially when there’s a lot of damage to look at," said Joe Skowronek, a weather service meteorologist. He added that the potential for severe weather would continue into Thursday, as the forecast included many of the same conditions as Wednesday. Thursday’s high was forecast to be 88 degrees with a 30 percent chance of storms.

In Indianapolis, numerous storm warnings blasted through the day, urging Hoosiers to seek shelter after multiple funnel clouds were reported in the city and surrounding area. Tornado warnings remained in effect for much of the state until 9 p.m.